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Bank of England’s Bailey defends bond programme after Reform UK criticism

LONDON: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey defended the central bank’s programme of government bond purchases...

Published 23 Jun, 2025 07:28pm

Markets

London stocks fall as BoE keeps rates on hold

LONDON: London stocks dropped to an over two-week low on Thursday as the Bank of England left borrowing costs...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 07:34am

Business & Finance

Bank of England keeps rates steady, sees further loosening as jobs market weakens

LONDON: The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.25% as expected on Thursday but said it was focused on risks...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:32pm

Markets

Sterling rises against a weaker dollar ahead of UK’s spending plan

Sterling rose against the dollar on Monday, as the greenback weakened after rallying on Friday on the back of a...

Published 09 Jun, 2025 05:35pm

Business & Finance

Bank of England’s Dhingra sees downside risks to inflation outlook

Bank of England policymaker Swati Dhingra said on Tuesday that she saw downside risks to the outlook for British...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 03:15pm

Business & Finance

BoE’s Pill views quarterly pace of rate cuts as ‘too rapid’

LONDON: Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Tuesday he thought a quarterly pace of interest rate cuts...

Published 20 May, 2025 02:27pm

Business & Finance

UK shoppers celebrate Easter and the sunshine with a spending splurge

LONDON: British shoppers overcame their worries about a global trade war and sharply increased their spending in...

Published 13 May, 2025 08:25am

Business & Finance

BoE’s Greene says price pressures still too high, inflation expectations rising

LONDON: Bank of England monetary policymaker Megan Greene said on Monday that wage and inflation measures were...

Published 12 May, 2025 05:50pm

Business & Finance

BoE cuts rates to 4.25% as it sees tariff hit to growth

LONDON: The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25% on Thursday, despite an...

Published 08 May, 2025 05:38pm

Markets

Dollar restrained by surge in Asian counterparts

SINGAPORE: The dollar struggled to make headway on Tuesday as an unprecedented two-day surge in its Taiwanese...

Published 06 May, 2025 07:36am

Business & Finance

Dollar weakens against major currencies

NEW YORK: The US dollar was mostly lower against major currencies, including the yen and the euro, on Monday as...

Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

Opinion

Gold still faces downside risks

Last week, the global financial markets displayed some stability following a reduction in tariff tensions between ...

Updated 05 May, 2025 08:06am

Business & Finance

BoE’s Greene says US tariffs likely to put downward pressure on UK inflation

Britain is more likely to see lower than higher inflation as a result of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Bank...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 02:16pm

Markets

FTSE 100 posts biggest weekly gain in over 2 years

LONDON: Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 index posted its biggest weekly gain since October 2022 on Thursday ahead of...

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Markets

Sterling edges up; UK data shows softer jobs market

LONDON: The pound edged up on Tuesday, clawing back some gains from the euro in particular, as the volatility that...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 03:18pm

Business & Finance

Bank of England’s Greene says dollar drop adds to tariff inflation puzzle

Bank of England interest rate-setter Megan Greene said on Saturday it was unclear what U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 02:17pm

Business & Finance

BoE warns on UK financial stability amid tariffs

LONDON: The Bank of England on Wednesday warned over risks to UK financial stability from increased geopolitical...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

Business & Finance

BoE warns on ‘economic uncertainty’ as rate held

LONDON: The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at 4.5 percent Thursday, as it warned of “a lot of economic...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:28pm

Business & Finance

BoE’s Bailey hopes for less bond market volatility driven by US tariffs

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday he wanted to see less volatility in medium and longer-dated...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 04:42pm

Business & Finance

Bank of England’s Bailey says inflation is slowing, 2025 jump will not last

LONDON: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said in an interview published on Monday that inflation was slowing...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:19pm

Business & Finance

Bank of England’s Bailey warns of backlash against regulation

LONDON: The cost of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) should not be forgotten during a backlash against the...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 07:08pm

Business & Finance

Pound ticks up after sliding on BoE cut

LONDON: The pound regained some ground on Friday after dropping on Thursday when the Bank of England cut interest...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

Business & Finance

Bank of England cuts rates as it sees weaker growth and inflation spike

LONDON: The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday as it halved its growth outlook for this year and said a...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 07:28pm

Business & Finance

Bank of England readies rate cut and could hint at more to come

The Bank of England looks likely to cut interest rates next week, when it could also nudge investors to expect...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 11:59am

Business & Finance

UK economy inches up by lower-than-expected 0.1% in November

LONDON: Britain’s economic output inched up by a lower-than-expected 0.1% in November compared with October, data...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation unexpectedly falls, core price measures slow by more

LONDON: British inflation unexpectedly slowed last month and core measures of price growth - tracked by the Bank of...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:34pm

Business & Finance

China central bank governor Pan meets BOE’s Bailey in Beijing

SHANGHAI: People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met his Bank of England counterpart, Andrew Bailey, on...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:03am

World

Facing market pain, UK’s Reeves says ‘pragmatic’ China ties will help growth

BEIJING: British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing criticism for travelling to China during financial market...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 10:37am

Markets

Buoyant dollar keeps pound, euro and yen under pressure

SINGAPORE: The U.S. dollar charged ahead on Thursday underpinned by rising Treasury yields, putting the yen,...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:07am

Business & Finance

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 4	284
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 4	283.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 4	144.47
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 4	1.36
Euro to USD / Jul 4	1.18
UK LIBOR % / Jul 4	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 3	6,279.35
Nasdaq / Jul 3	20,601.10
Dow Jones / Jul 3	44,828.53
India Sensex / Jul 4	83,432.89
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 4	39,810.88
Hang Seng / Jul 4	23,916.06
FTSE 100 / Jul 4	8,822.91
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 4	23,787.45
France CAC40 / Jul 4	7,696.27

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 4	67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 4	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 4	304,783
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 4	3,337.51
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 4	68.46
Petrol/Litre / Jul 7	266.79
Diesel/Litre / Jul 7	272.98

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Jul 4 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	9.35 ▲ 1 (11.98%)
First Treet Manuf / Jul 4 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	14.59 ▲ 1.33 (10.03%)
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 4 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	11.86 ▲ 1.08 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jul 4 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	30.88 ▲ 2.81 (10.01%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 4 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	16.70 ▲ 1.52 (10.01%)
Zarea Ltd / Jul 4 Zarea Limited(ZAL)	19.68 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26.59 ▲ 2.42 (10.01%)
Karam Ceramics / Jul 4 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	157.05 ▲ 14.28 (10%)
Sally Textile / Jul 4 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.11 ▲ 1.01 (10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 4 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	23.98 ▲ 2.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 4 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	59.01 ▼ -6.27 (-9.6%)
Sardar Chemical / Jul 4 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	68.05 ▼ -7.14 (-9.5%)
Bela Auto / Jul 4 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	111.67 ▼ -10.21 (-8.38%)
HBL Growth Fund / Jul 4 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	10.75 ▼ -0.93 (-7.96%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	7.08 ▼ -0.58 (-7.57%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 4 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	9.32 ▼ -0.71 (-7.08%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	98 ▼ -6.92 (-6.6%)
Shadab Textile / Jul 4 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	63.24 ▼ -4.38 (-6.48%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 4 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	46 ▼ -2.78 (-5.7%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Jul 4 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	14.25 ▼ -0.86 (-5.69%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	58,256,083 ▼ -0.04
Bank Makramah / Jul 4 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	35,806,875 ▼ -0.03
Treet Corp / Jul 4 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	29,716,643 ▲ 1.07
Image Pakistan / Jul 4 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	25,392,814 ▲ 0.77
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 4 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	20,951,565 ▲ 1.08
TRG Pak Ltd / Jul 4 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	20,123,832 ▲ 0.52
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	19,967,719 ▲ 0.14
Ghani Global Holding / Jul 4 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	19,523,404 ▲ 0.08
B.O.Punjab / Jul 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,547,639 ▲ 0.14
At-Tahur Ltd. / Jul 4 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	16,866,893 ▲ 0.88

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