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ECB should keep 50 bps hike on table, possibly for Sept: Kazimir

MIKULOV: Record-high euro zone inflation requires the European Central Bank to raise interest rates in July and...

Updated 31 May, 2022 07:11pm

Business & Finance

ECB policymaker says rates will rise ‘very soon’

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) will likely decide at its next meeting to end its stimulus programme in...

Published 15 May, 2022 07:05am

Markets

German yields at multi-year highs, spreads widen ahead of Fed

German 10-year government bond yields remained around multi-year highs on Wednesday while spreads widened ahead of a...

Published 04 May, 2022 09:52pm

Markets

ECB must not act 'too late' on inflation: policymaker

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank should start thinking about gradually withdrawing its economic stimulus...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 03:01pm

Business & Finance

ECB's Schnabel says euro zone can escape low-inflation era

The ECB has missed its goal of keeping price growth "below but close to 2%" for a decade despite massive money printing, negative rates on deposits and subsidised loans to banks.

Published 03 Jul, 2021 07:54pm

Business & Finance

ECB lifts growth, inflation projections, sees risks as balanced

Inflation is now seen averaging 1.9% this year, above the 1.5% projected in March, while in 2022 it is seen at 1.5%, against an earlier projection for 1.2%.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 06:45pm

Markets

Euro zone bond yields fall to 13-day low after ECB reassurance

But yields started falling on Friday when ECB President Christine Lagarde said it was still too early for the ECB to discuss tapering the stimulus.
Italy's 10-year yield dropped below 1% for the first time since May 13, and was down 4 bps at 0.9738%.

Published 25 May, 2021 05:46pm

World

ECB's Panetta wants stimulus until inflation hits 2pc

"This evidence suggests that we should avoid withdrawing policy support - either deliberately or by tolerating adverse spillovers - until the output gap is closed and we see inflation sustainably back at 2%," Panetta said in a speech.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 05:56pm

Business & Finance

ECB hawks lay off taper talk at short, calm meeting

The ECB decided to continue running its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) at its current clip this quarter to keep borrowing costs stable for governments, companies and households.
While that decision was expected, analysts were awaiting hints about the pace of PEPP after June, after governors including the Netherlands' Klaas Knot raised the prospect of dialling it down.

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 07:57pm

Business & Finance

ECB should make clear its tolerance for overshooting inflation

The ECB has seen euro area inflation fall short of its near 2% target for eight years and expects to miss the target for years as the bloc emerges from the coronavirus crisis.
Nonetheless, he said there was room to improve guidance the ECB gives the market about how it aims to pursue its inflation target.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 08:43pm

Business & Finance

ECB policymakers agree on bond purchase target, differ on yield level aim

The sources said policymakers set on a monthly target for the its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme with a small tolerance band around it but agreed not to reveal it.
One of the sources said the ECB aimed to push down yields to where they were in December while another said improved economic prospects meant part of the recent increase in yields was justified.

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 10:04pm

Business & Finance

ECB plans closer scrutiny of bank boards

The ECB already examines the suitability of board candidates in a so-called fit and proper assessment, but rules across the 19 euro zone members vary, so the quality of these checks can be inconsistent.
Supervisors will consider furthermore all of the diversity-related aspects that are most relevant to enhancing the individual and collective leadership of boards.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 07:55pm

Business & Finance

ECB's digital euro could run on instant payment platform, Visco says

Like banknotes, digital euros would give holders a direct claim on the central bank, making them safer than deposits at commercial banks.
"TIPS could be one of the pillars for the possible implementation of a digital euro," the report said.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 07:36pm

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 27	207.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 27	207.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 27	135.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 27	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 27	1.23
Euro to USD / Jun 27	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Jun 27	1.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 27	3900.11
India Sensex / Jun 27	53161.28
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 27	26856.89
Nasdaq / Jun 27	11524.55
Hang Seng / Jun 27	22049.42
FTSE 100 / Jun 27	7258.32
Dow Jones / Jun 27	31438.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 27	13186.07
France CAC40 / Jun 27	6047.31

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 27	110.74
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 27	18980.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 27	122200.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 27	1823.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 27	94.02

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