Policy rate kept unchanged on economic indicators: SBP official KARACHI: The latest episode of the SBP Podcast series offers insights into the factors leading to the decision,... Updated 24 Sep, 2023 09:14am
Print In a surprise move, policy rate kept unchanged KARACHI: As against the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan has... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 09:51am
Markets SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% Contrary to market expectations, Monetary Policy Committee maintains status quo Stresses on maintaining prudent fiscal stance to keep aggregate demand in check Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:00pm
Business & Finance Market divided over extent of interest-rate increase as SBP meets on Thursday Experts have suggested a rate hike between 100 to 300bps is on the cards Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:24pm
Business & Finance Another brokerage house expects 200bps hike in key policy rate Topline Securities also sees PKR/USD in inter-bank market to be in range of Rs320-340 by June 2024 Published 08 Sep, 2023 05:37pm
Business & Finance Brokerage house sees interest-rate hike of 150bps as inflation bites Arif Habib Limited says SBP might consider increasing interest rates as a precautionary measure to address persistently high levels of inflation Updated 07 Sep, 2023 03:50pm
Business & Finance SBP says emergency MPC meeting reports baseless Central bank says premature to forecast future policy rate Updated 01 Sep, 2023 02:25pm
Markets Analysts expect rate hike of up to 300bps in SBP’s monetary policy announcement High inflation and currency depreciation seen as reasons behind expected increase in key policy rate Updated 31 Aug, 2023 07:28pm
Markets India’s central bank holds key rate steady as expected MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India held its key lending rate steady on Thursday as widely expected, as inflation... Published 10 Aug, 2023 10:17am
Opinion Path of maximum uncertainty The market’s given a roaring farewell to the coalition government (up about 20pc since the SBA) but – write this... Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am
BR Research Bad vibes only Sounding rather pleased with itself, in its latest statement of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the SBP... Published 03 Aug, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Policy rate kept unchanged as economic uncertainty ebbs KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Pakistan SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% Governor Jameel Ahmad announces Monetary Policy Committee's decision in press conference Updated 31 Jul, 2023 06:43pm
Markets Status quo likely in upcoming MPC meeting, say brokerage houses AHL and Topline believe key policy rate expected to remain at 22% Updated 20 Jul, 2023 03:23pm
Editorials The IMF speaks! EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents on its website relating to the agreement reached... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
Pakistan IMF urges Pakistan to continue monetary policy tightening cycle Tightening cycle should continue if needed to reduce inflation and facilitate external rebalancing, says staff report Published 18 Jul, 2023 10:56pm
Editorials The battle for TERF EDITORIAL: Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) was a concessionary finance scheme that was offered to... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 11:01am
Editorials Policy rate hike EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), has not been much successful in justifying the 100 basis point increase... Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am
Print Policy rate hiked by100 bps to 22pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its emergency meeting held on... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 09:02am
Editorials Interest rates: the policy debate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 21 percent came as... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance SBP leaves policy rate unchanged KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 12:26pm
Markets SBP keeps key interest rate unchanged at 21% Monetary Policy Committee views inflation to have peaked in May and, barring any foreseen developments, expects it to start falling from June onwards Updated 12 Jun, 2023 06:19pm
Markets Bank of England cannot rule out more rate rises, MPC’s Haskel says LONDON: The Bank of England may need to raise interest rates more than once from their current level of 4.5% to... Published 12 Jun, 2023 12:11pm
Markets India’s central bank holds rates, as expected MUMBAI: India’s central bank kept its key lending rate steady for a second straight policy meeting on Thursday, as... Published 08 Jun, 2023 10:21am
Markets India bond yields tad down at start of week with few triggers MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields were marginally lower at the start of the week, which has few fresh triggers... Published 24 Apr, 2023 11:53am
Markets India holds key rate in surprise move MUMBAI: India’s central bank held its key repo rate steady on Thursday, after having raised it at each of six... Published 06 Apr, 2023 10:27am
Editorials The policy rate challenge EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee raised the policy rate by one percent - to 21 percent - thereby linking the... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
BR Research MPS: rate hike just right? SBP has increased the policy rate by 1 percent to 21 percent. The increase is slightly less than the market’s... Published 05 Apr, 2023 08:57am
Business & Finance Policy rate hiked to 21pc to bridle unbridled inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday further tightened the... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Bank of England hikes rate despite banking turmoil LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its interest rate for the eleventh time in a row, as policymakers seek... Published 23 Mar, 2023 06:17pm
