interest rates

Saudi Central Bank lowers interest rates by 50 basis points

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has reduced its key interest rates by 50 basis points,… Read More

Indonesia surprises by hiking interest rates to seven-year high

Indonesia's central bank hiked interest rates Wednesday to their highest for seven years, an unexpected… Read More

US Fed holds key rate steady for fourth straight meeting

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but took a major step… Read More

US Federal Reserve likely to lift interest rates to 22-year high

The US Federal Reserve is poised to announce a fresh quarter-percentage-point hike to its benchmark… Read More

Fed raises rates, opens door to pause in tightening cycle

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve moved its management of the post-pandemic economic recovery into a new… Read More

Oil extends losses ahead of expected interest rate hikes

Oil extended losses on Wednesday after plunging 5% in the previous session, as investors priced… Read More

Monetary policy: SBP jacks up interest rate to 20pc

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday raised the monetary policy rate by… Read More

Bank of England raises rates by most since 1989

The Bank of England (BoE) raised interest rates by the most since 1989 on Thursday… Read More

New Zealand hikes interest rates to seven-year high

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's central bank on Wednesday delivered its eighth consecutive interest rate hike, sending… Read More

Morocco hikes interest rates to slow down inflation

Morocco's central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates by 50 basis points to 2.0 percent… Read More

US Fed raises interest rates by 0.75 bps for 3rd straight time

NEW YORK: The United States (US) Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by 0.75… Read More

World Bank warns recession risk rising amid higher interest rates

The threat of a global recession is growing as central banks focus on bringing down… Read More

NZ hikes interest rates to 6-year high as prices soar

New Zealand's central bank on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level… Read More

Europe’s central banks hike interest rates to fight inflation surge

LONDON: Central banks across Europe raised interest rates on Thursday, some by amounts that shocked… Read More

US Fed announces biggest interest rate hike since 1994

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in nearly 30 years,… Read More

SBP calls meeting to revise interest rates sooner amid price hikes

KARACHI: The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), which regulates… Read More

Monetary policy remains unchanged at 7pc

Monetary policy committee says economic activity indicators of consumer and business sentiment showed continued improvement Read More

US dollar falls as expectations of a Fed rate cut rise

The US dollar index weakened on Tuesday as expectations grew that the Federal Reserve would… Read More

Business community seeks PM Imran help for lowering interest rates

Business community on Monday requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to lower down the interest rate… Read More

Fed likely to ignore Trump’s call to cut interest rates

Fed officials were in the middle of their latest two-day policy meeting when Trump made… Read More