Sterling falls against dollar LONDON: The British pound slipped against a broadly stronger dollar on Wednesday, with investor focus set to turn to... Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am
Editorials The challenge of rising inflation EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 24.9 percent... Published 03 Aug, 2022 05:56am
Opinion SBP shocks but doesn’t surprise Even those shocked by the SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) uber-hawkish posturing at the last MPC (Monetary... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
Business & Finance SBP increases key interest rate by 125 basis points, takes it to 15% This is the highest interest-rate level since Nov 2008 Updated 07 Jul, 2022 05:51pm
Editorials Miftah’s insistence EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has refuted reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme ... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance Monetary policy: majority expects at least 100bps hike as inflation highest since Dec 2008 Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently scheduled to meet on July 7 (Thursday) Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:15pm
Print BoE nudges rates up again but says it’s ready to act forcefully LONDON: The Bank of England stuck to its gradual increases in interest rates on Thursday, as other central banks ... Published 17 Jun, 2022 07:09am
Editorials An MPS amid growing economic distress EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 23 May as earlier scheduled under the chairmanship of Acting... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
Markets Nigeria’s central bank surprises with rate hike, cites inflation ABUJA: Nigeria’s central bank on Tuesday raised the benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points to 13%, its first... Published 24 May, 2022 07:49pm
Business & Finance SBP raises key interest rate by 150 basis points, takes it to 13.75% This is the highest interest-rate level in 11 years SBP says external pressures remain elevated and inflation outlook has deteriorated due to both home-grown and international factors Updated 23 May, 2022 09:48pm
Print MPS on Monday KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, May 23, 2022 at SBP... Updated 21 May, 2022 10:49am
Opinion Won’t be long before default is on the table SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has no choice but to raise the interest rate, most likely by another 100 basis points,... Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am
Business & Finance MPC meeting: Majority polled expect major spike in policy rate Many anticipate rate hike of 100 bps ahead of MPC meeting scheduled for May 23 Updated 17 May, 2022 09:06pm
Markets RBI to hike repo rate in June, earlier than previously thought BENGALURU: The Reserve Bank of India will raise its repo rate in June and hike at a faster pace than predicted just... Published 26 Apr, 2022 11:21am
Business & Finance Returns on Market Treasury Bills soar to 70bps KARACHI: The returns on short-term government papers further increased up to 70 basis points in the auction held... Updated 21 Apr, 2022 03:23pm
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Fund has hailed MPC decision “The Fund expressed its support for the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to raise the discount rate by 250... Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am
Opinion Big hike in policy rate It is interesting to note that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the Monetary Policy Committee ... Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am
Print Financing under EFS: Markup rate raised by 2.5pc KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday announced increase in the markup rate for financing under Export... Updated 08 Apr, 2022 10:24am
Opinion Wait-and-see policy of SBP The latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was issued by the SBP on the 8th of March. Since the Russian-Ukraine war... Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am
Business & Finance SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 9.75% State Bank of Pakistan says outlook for inflation has 'improved following government's relief package announced last week' Updated 08 Mar, 2022 10:58pm
Perspectives Monetary policy: between a rock and a hard place The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is due to announce its monetary policy statement on March 8, 2022. Recent surveys... Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:07am
Business & Finance Market divided over upcoming monetary policy decision Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to meet on March 8 Updated 03 Mar, 2022 05:47pm
Business & Finance Sterling hits 6-week low vs euro on ECB hawkish surprise LONDON: The pound slipped to a six-week low on Friday against the euro, which was buoyed by the ECB’s... Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:46am
Markets Miners, financials boost FTSE 100 ahead of key BoE meet LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, led by miners and consumer staple stocks, while the banking sub-index... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
BR Research CPI slowdown: don’t look too closely! At least that’s what the central bank would have you do! Monday’s monetary policy statement claimed that “the... Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:08am
Print SBP maintains rate at 9.75pc on fiscal tightening KARACHI: As per expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has maintained... Updated 25 Jan, 2022 09:27am
Print MPS on Monday: Policy rate may be kept unchanged KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday (Jan 24) to... Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:46am
Opinion The MPC projections The last meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP was held on the 14th of December 2021, after the... Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am
Opinion Questions the MPC didn’t answer There were no surprises at all in the MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) meeting. Parts of the market tilted towards a... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Editorials Policy rate hike EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised on 14 December 2021 the interest rate by 100 basis points ... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
