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New Zealand's central bank

NZ central bank cuts rates to 3-year low, flags more easing; kiwi tumbles

Published 20 Aug, 2025 10:28am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to a three-year low of 3.00% on...

NZ central bank cuts rates by 50bps, flags more easing to revive frail economy

Published 19 Feb, 2025 08:07am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% on Wednesday and...

RBNZ raises cash rate by 25 bps to 5.5%, now at forecast peak

Published 24 May, 2023 09:51am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to the highest in more...

New Zealand’s central bank lifts rates to 7-year high in hawkish rush

Published 05 Oct, 2022 11:21am

SYDNEY: New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday lifted interest rates to a seven-year high and promised more pain to...

New Zealand lifts interest rates to pre-pandemic levels

Published 23 Feb, 2022 10:28am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's central bank hiked its base interest rate to pre-pandemic levels Wednesday in a bid to ...

New Zealand lifts interest rates for second straight month

Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:50am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's central bank lifted its base interest rate for the second straight month Wednesday,...

New Zealand central bank lifts base rate from record low

Published 06 Oct, 2021 10:18am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's central bank lifted its base interest rate 0.25 points to 0.5 percent Wednesday, ending an...

Asian shares move off near year lows, NZ holds rates steady

Published 18 Aug, 2021 09:57am

The New Zealand dollar, fell to a nine-month low of $0.6868 after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's decision, however it soon recovered, climbing to back to $0.6933

Australian dollar upset by market tumult, RBA tries to staunch bond bleeding

Published 26 Feb, 2021 09:47am

That left the currency flat at $0.7860, from a top of $0.8007, having shed 1.2% late on Thursday. It also wiped out the week's gains and put pressure on support around $0.7820.

NZ central bank holds fire on rates, tempers tightening expectations

Published 24 Feb, 2021 02:27pm

RBNZ's caution on the outlook disappointed some traders who expected the central bank to acknowledge New Zealand's improved macroeconomic conditions since the last policy decision in November 2020.

New Zealand ends bid to find bodies from 2010 mine blast

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:56am

"Breaking through to the end of the drift was monumental," agency chief operating officer Dinghy Pattinson said in a statement.

NZ central bank says it was not specific target of cyber attack

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:47am

The breach was contained but it will take time to determine the impact, Adrian Orr, the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, said in a statement.

New Zealand central bank hit by cyber attack

Published 10 Jan, 2021 11:36am

"The nature and extent of information that has been potentially accessed is still being determined, but it may include some commercially and personally sensitive information," he added.

Australia shares drop as new virus cluster sows doubt about quick recovery

Published 18 Dec, 2020 08:49am

In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.5% to 12,950.52, with utilities and healthcare stocks leading the gains.

NZ central bank says monetary policy not best way to cool housing market

Published 11 Dec, 2020 11:42am

Orr said the bank would prefer an amendment to its financial policy remit if the government wanted to strengthen its influence on house prices.

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FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

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Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34
Petrol/Litre / Jun 5	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 5	380.78

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Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.98 ▲ 2.09 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.91 ▼ -2.69 (-6.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.03 ▼ -2.58 (-6.2%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 4 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	33.25 ▼ -1.89 (-5.38%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423.01 ▼ -20.78 (-4.68%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.06 ▼ -0.32 (-4.34%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.60 ▼ -0.28 (-4.07%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	112,742,147 ▲ 0.26
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	32,085,063 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,602,865 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	29,547,446 ▲ 0.88
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	22,915,829 ▲ 0.56
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,952,752 ▲ 2.38
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,604,812 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,173,269 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,998,070 ▲ 1.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,802,886 ▲ 0.24

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