Investors get over cut in key policy rate, anxious over budget as KSE-100 falls below 73,000 Rumours over anti-growth measures overshadow impact of rate cut Updated 11 Jun, 2024 07:19pm
Editorials Shallow easing? EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its scheduled meeting yesterday reduced the policy rate by 150 basis... Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am
Print O/N reverse repo rate will be 21.5pc KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to decrease policy rate (target rate) from 22 percent to 20.50... Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance Finally, policy rate cut 150bps to 20.5pc KARACHI: After maintaining a policy rate at all-time high level of 22 percent for almost a year, the Monetary Policy... Updated 11 Jun, 2024 08:38am
Markets KSE-100 down over 500 points on monetary policy uncertainty, budget measures Uncertainty on government measures in the upcoming budget and the key policy rate played on the minds of investors... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 05:49pm
Opinion Policy rate decision ahead of budget presentation State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be making its monetary policy public today. As May inflation has already dropped... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:06am
Opinion Budget: inflation must be top priority Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am
Editorials Policy rate manoeuvrability EDITORIAL: Domestic pressure is clearly mounting on the Monetary Policy Committee scheduled to meet on June 10 to... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:55am
Markets Reversal in stance: SBP might opt for rate cut in upcoming MPC meeting, brokerage house says The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), scheduled to announce the key policy rate on June 10 (Monday), might opt for... Updated 31 May, 2024 11:40pm
Pakistan Brokerage houses see Pakistan’s headline inflation falling below 14% in May Two brokerage house said they see CPI-based inflation reading to post a steep decline, and hover around 13-14% in... Updated 21 May, 2024 08:57pm
Print Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am
Markets IMF welcomes SBP's decision to keep key policy rate unchanged The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee... Updated 11 May, 2024 05:17pm
Opinion Inflation expectations: normalcy in sight? The recent data points and trends suggest that inflation is likely to come down at a faster pace than expected. This... Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am
Opinion Labour Day thoughts Do you think the country’s labour class, especially daily wagers, spent the Labour Day holiday celebrating and... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Editorials A questionable policy stance EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 29 April 2024 left the discount rate unchanged at 22 percent on... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Business & Finance SBP’s policy stance irks UBG KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) has expressed its concern over not reducing the interest rate in the monetary... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Markets Rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar Currency settles at 278.31 against US dollar in inter-bank market Updated 30 Apr, 2024 06:17pm
Business & Finance Policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Markets 7th straight status quo: SBP holds key interest rate at 22% Upcoming budgetary measures may have implications for the near-term inflation outlook, Monetary Policy Committee says in press release Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53pm
Markets KSE-100 falls 1.44% in anticipation of monetary policy announcement Benchmark index plunges nearly 1,050 points as market remained divided over SBP's monetary policy announcement Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:40pm
BR Research Rate cut: the virtues of patience If Pakistan were a person, it would have probably been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Few trips to Gulf capitals;... Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:50am
Opinion It’s about time MPC revisited its policy stance The monetary policy committee is meeting next Monday. In the last review, two out of ten members voted for a rate ... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Print MPC meeting on 29th KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan will convene the monetary policy committee meeting on April 29, 2024 to decide... Updated 20 Apr, 2024 09:06am
Opinion Hawkish SBP, happy IMF Some say it was stubborn food inflation that forced SBP’s hand at the MPC, combining with the usual Ramazan effect... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 06:35am
Business & Finance MTBs auction: govt borrowing well above target KARACHI: The federal government has borrowed 100 percent above the target in the Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) ... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Markets Stocks stage comeback, KSE-100 gains nearly 1% Benchmark index settles at 65,502.60 level Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:23pm
Markets Rupee remains largely stable against US dollar Currency settles at 278.64 against US dollar Updated 19 Mar, 2024 08:42pm
Business & Finance Policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), adopting a cautious approach, has... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 09:20am
Markets Monetary Policy Committee to meet on Monday: SBP The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, March 18, 2024 to... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 11:13pm
Markets KSE-100 closes week in the red as market awaits MPC decision Index endures tough week with loss of overall 977 points Updated 15 Mar, 2024 10:28pm