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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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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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