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Fed's Paulson keeps 'open mind' on rate policy outlook amid high inflation

Published 04 Aug, 2026 06:01pm

Paulson says: 'I am committed to keeping an open mind as I assess the evidence and determine the appropriate path for policy.'

Dollar declines for second straight day

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

NEW YORK: The dollar fell for a second straight session on Friday as recent economic data and a drop in oil prices...

Gold poised for fourth weekly loss as hawkish Fed bets buoy dollar

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

NEW YORK: Gold was set for a fourth straight weekly fall on Friday, pressured by a stronger dollar driven by...

Fed’s Hammack signals holding rates steady for months, WSJ reports

Published 21 Dec, 2025 06:24pm

Hammack said Fed didn’t need to change its benchmark interest rate, currently in a range between 3.5% and 3.75%, at least until the spring

Most Gulf markets end lower

Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday pressured by lingering doubts over whether the US ...

China stocks fall, small-cap companies slump despite strong GDP

Published 16 Apr, 2024 10:19am

SHANGHAI: China stocks fell on Tuesday, with small-cap companies leading the decline, as March economic indicators...

Most Asian currencies slip on Fed uncertainty; stocks mixed

Published 12 Apr, 2024 11:14am

The Malaysian ringgit led declines among weak Asian currencies on Friday due to a buoyant dollar while regional...

Indian rupee weakens tracking most Asian peers, forward premiums decline

Published 12 Apr, 2024 11:11am

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee weakened on Friday, tracking a fall in its Asian peers, while dollar-rupee forward premiums...

Fed’s Williams said outlook uncertain, data will drive rate decisions

Published 11 Apr, 2024 06:28pm

NEW YORK: Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Thursday that the U.S. central bank has...

South Korean shares track Wall Street lower, set for weekly loss

Published 05 Apr, 2024 11:03am

SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean stocks gain on US Fed comments South Korean shares...

Most Gulf markets ease ahead of US inflation data

Published 28 Feb, 2024 01:53pm

Most major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Wednesday, ahead of a US inflation reading this...

Oil falls 1% on Fed rate cut caution and stocks build

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 06:05pm

LONDON: Oil prices pulled back on Wednesday as the prospect of delays to U.S. interest rate cuts and a jump in U.S....

Oil prices steady as investors weigh up Gaza ceasefire signals

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 04:30pm

LONDON: Oil prices were largely stable on Tuesday, as investors weighed up signals of a Gaza ceasefire against the...

Audit fails to win US backing for release of Afghan central bank funds

Published 21 Jul, 2023 09:56am

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: A US-funded audit of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run central bank has failed to win Washington’s...

First Republic Bank deposits tumble more than $100bn as it explores options

Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:54am

First Republic Bank shares sank more than 20% after the closing bell on Monday as it said deposits plunged by more...

US oil activity in Colorado, Wyoming slips; further slowing likely

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

NEW YORK: Oil and gas activity in the US Midwest and Mountain West states declined in the first quarter and is...

Activity in top US oilfields stall, outlook sours: Fed survey

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

WASHINGTON: US oil and gas activity stalled in the first quarter as production gains slowed and drillers’ outlooks...

Hong Kong stocks close sharply higher

Published 13 Jan, 2023 01:52pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended another strong week on a positive note Friday as traders welcomed data showing US...

Indian rupee seen higher as data boosts smaller Fed rate-hike bets

Published 13 Jan, 2023 10:57am

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is expected to open higher against the dollar on Friday after the US inflation reading...

Gold set for weekly gain on smaller US rate-hike bets

Published 13 Jan, 2023 10:53am

Gold prices ticked higher on Friday and were on track for a fourth consecutive weekly gain, supported by a weaker...

JGB 10-year yields edge higher as investors brace for Jackson Hole

Published 24 Aug, 2022 01:53pm

TOKYO: Japanese government bond benchmark 10-year yields edged higher on Wednesday amid caution that US Federal...

Gold tepid as dollar firms with focus on Jackson Hole symposium

Published 24 Aug, 2022 01:39pm

Gold prices were subdued on Wednesday, as the US dollar strengthened after hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve...

Dollar higher on risk aversion; euro revisits parity

Updated 22 Aug, 2022 07:50pm

NEW YORK: The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Monday, briefly driving the euro back below parity, as investors...

Return the money where it belongs

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

EDITORIAL: Two weeks after an American drone killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul and as the Taliban...

Euro zone bond yields close to recent highs, focus on Fed

Published 15 Aug, 2022 01:31pm

Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Monday, with investors focusing on the Federal Reserve’s next moves...

NBP reaches agreements with two US regulators

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan has reached agreements with the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of...

‘Turbulent times’

Updated 29 Jan, 2022 07:12am

EDITORIAL: “We are certainly living in turbulent times,” said Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s (International Monetary...

Yield curve steepens as market focus turns to technicals

Published 23 Jun, 2021 11:11pm

The Fed's policy stance will likely not change until its Jackson Hole meeting in late August, leaving Treasury yields in a narrow trading range, analysts said.

U.S. yields slip on doubts over how fast economy can roar

Updated 20 May, 2021 11:15pm

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said its business activity index fell to 31.5 from 50.2 in April, its highest pace in nearly half a century.

Millions of Americans are jobless, yet firms struggle to hire

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:22am

ZipRecruiter's Pollak said some workers also are fearful that if they take a job, they will simply be let go again.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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