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Australia's central bank

Australia's central bank raises rates 25bps to 4.35%

Published 05 May, 2026 11:07am

The board voted 8 to 1 for the increase, a change from March when it split 5-4

Australia central bank hikes rates in tight call as Iran war stokes inflation risk

Published 17 Mar, 2026 10:46am

Including at the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, are widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged

Australia central bank keeps rates at 3.6%, warns of inflation risk

Published 09 Dec, 2025 11:10am

Markets had seen no chance of an easing this week following strong readings on inflation and consumer demand

Australia’s central bank alert to risks over economic outlook, governor says

Published 22 Sep, 2025 08:39am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank will be on alert to the risk that economic outlook may change, but the flow of data...

Australia’s central bank cuts rates to two-year low of 3.60%

Published 12 Aug, 2025 11:40am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its main cash rate by a quarter point to a two-year low of 3.60%,...

Yen flounders near four month low, Fed in spotlight

Published 20 Mar, 2024 09:52am

SINGAPORE: The yen languished near a four-month low against the US dollar and a 16-year trough against the euro on...

Australia’s central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias

Published 19 Mar, 2024 10:54am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias,...

Australia central bank warns on inflation, market pushes out rate cuts

Published 09 Feb, 2024 09:47am

SYDNEY: Australia’s top central banker on Friday warned there was still some way to go to meet the midpoint of the...

Australia’s central bank holds cash rate at 4.35%

Published 06 Feb, 2024 10:48am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday as expected, but cautioned that a further...

Australia central bank stuns market with 25-bps hike, says more might be needed

Published 02 May, 2023 09:58am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday stunned markets by raising its cash rate 25 basis points when traders...

RBA to hold cash rate at 3.60% in May, but may need to raise again

Published 28 Apr, 2023 09:07am

BENGALURU: Australia’s central bank will keep its interest rate unchanged at 3.6% on Tuesday for a second...

Australia’s central bank to get new rate-setting board under review shake up

Published 20 Apr, 2023 11:38am

Australia’s central bank will get a new specialist board to manage monetary policy that will be chaired by the...

Australia’s central bank raises rates 25 bp to over 10 year high at 3.60%

Published 07 Mar, 2023 11:19am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate 25 basis points to the highest in more than a decade at 3.60%...

Australia’s central bank says more rate pain needed to tame inflation

Published 17 Feb, 2023 11:03am

SYDNEY: Australia’s top central banker again projected further interest rate rises in coming months and said the...

Australia’s central bank revises up inflation forecasts as further rate hikes flagged

Published 10 Feb, 2023 09:58am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Friday revised up its forecasts for core inflation and wages growth and warned...

Australia’s central bank hikes rates by 50 bps, says still not done

Published 06 Sep, 2022 11:27am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate 50 basis points to a seven-year high of 2.35% on Tuesday and...

Australia, NZ dollars enjoy rare rally; RBA flags June hike

Published 17 May, 2022 09:43am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were trying to sustain a rally on Tuesday as speculators took some...

Australia’s central bank hikes interest rates, flags more to come

Published 03 May, 2022 10:32am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its main cash rate by a surprisingly large 25 basis points to...

Australia's central bank sees underlying inflation picking up

Published 06 Apr, 2022 01:04pm

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank said on Wednesday it was seeing more evidence that underlying inflation pressures...

Australia’s central bank holds rates, drops ‘patient’ pledge

Published 05 Apr, 2022 10:22am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank kept its cash rate at a record low of 0.1% on Tuesday but dropped a previous pledge...

Australia's central bank ends bond buying, in no rush to hike rates

Published 01 Feb, 2022 10:13am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank kept its cash rate at a record low of 0.1% on Tuesday and ended its A$275 billion...

Australia's central bank sticks with policy patience, no rush to taper

Published 07 Dec, 2021 09:25am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank left interest rates at a super-loose 0.1% on Tuesday and stuck with its bond buying...

Australia central bank to review policy framework in 2022

Published 16 Nov, 2021 11:24am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank will review its policy framework in 2022, taking account of its experience during...

Australia's central bank sees risks in housing market 'exuberance'

Published 08 Oct, 2021 11:53am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank on Friday warned that "exuberance" in a red-hot housing market was encouraging a...

Australia's central bank sticks with low rates, dodges high house prices

Published 05 Oct, 2021 10:51am

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank held interest rates at a record low for an 11th straight month on Tuesday and...

Australia shares end lower as Sydney extends lockdown

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 02:21pm

Bucking the trend, gold stocks rose 0.9% as bullion prices climbed against a weaker dollar

Australia's central bank to taper bond buying, leaves rate at record lows

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:44am

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) retained the April-2024 bond for its three-year yield target of 0.1%, as widely expected

Australia's central bank seen hiking rates in Q1, 2023: Westpac economists

Published 18 Jun, 2021 01:19pm

The RBA has repeatedly stated a rate hike was unlikely before 2024 at the earliest.

Australia, NZ dollars aided by strong global data as RBA sounds upbeat

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:30pm

The Aussie held at $0.7640 and well above last week's three-month low of $0.7533. Bulls need to crack resistance at $0.7664 to keep the rally going, while the major target for bears is the 200-day moving average down at $0.7396.
The kiwi dollar stood at $0.7050 and off its recent four-month trough at $0.6944. Resistance lies around $0.7095/7100 ahead of $0.7135/50, which is where the currency was trading before a sharp retreat in mid-March.

Australia central bank cautions about housing boom as rates held at record lows

Published 06 Apr, 2021 12:55pm

RBA leaves cash rate at 0.1%.
Reiterates commitment to keep policy lower for longer.
Strikes a cautious note on housing market as prices skyrocket.
Bank to release Financial Stability Review on Friday.

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	158.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,572.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,903.90
Hang Seng / Aug 10	25,839.73
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	10,893.58
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	26,343.65
France CAC40 / Aug 10	8,710.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Petrol/Litre / Aug 10	327.62
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	78.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,344.13
Diesel/Litre / Aug 10	380.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	84.39

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sindh Modaraba / Aug 10 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 10 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	21.08 ▲ 1.92 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	37.05 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	58.05 ▲ 5.28 (10.01%)
Berger Paints / Aug 10 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	121.34 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 10 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	67.99 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 10 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	252.47 ▲ 22.95 (10%)
Data Agro / Aug 10 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	87.25 ▲ 7.93 (10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 10 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	51.03 ▲ 4.64 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Aug 10 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	126.41 ▲ 11.49 (10%)

Stock	Price
Suhail Jute / Aug 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	243.21 ▼ -27.02 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Aug 10 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	170.58 ▼ -16.5 (-8.82%)
Blessed Tex. / Aug 10 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	918.86 ▼ -80.14 (-8.02%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	16.19 ▼ -1.37 (-7.8%)
Apna Microfin. / Aug 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	22.27 ▼ -1.62 (-6.78%)
Ellcot Spinning / Aug 10 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	145.04 ▼ -8.46 (-5.51%)
Hub Power Co. / Aug 10 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	213.42 ▼ -12.22 (-5.42%)
Grays Leasing / Aug 10 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	21.13 ▼ -1.1 (-4.95%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Aug 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	27.64 ▼ -1.39 (-4.79%)
Paramount Spinning / Aug 10 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.70 ▼ -0.53 (-4.72%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	173,553,167 ▲ 1.19
B.O.Punjab / Aug 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	61,614,086 ▼ -1.18
TPL Properties / Aug 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	50,020,840 ▲ 0.7
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	42,104,586 ▲ 0.53
Pak Refinery / Aug 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,772,417 ▲ 6.36
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,263,106 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 10 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	31,810,250 ▲ 1.94
Hub Power Co. / Aug 10 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	30,960,851 ▼ -12.22
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	26,693,065 ▼ -0.07
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	24,143,152 ▲ 0.91

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