With inflation at its lowest since 2020, economists and debt experts weigh in on the likelihood of an interest rate cut in South Africa this May, highlighting the ongoing financial pressures faced by ...

EDITORIAL: On 5 May the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to reduce the discount rate by 100 basis points ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce on Monday its monetary policy decision, the central bank announced in a ...

Most economists believe it's a near-certainty that the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee will sanction a quarter-point reduction in the bank's main interest rate, to 4.25%. The decision is to ...

For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT May 7, 2025 Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced a 100-basis point reduction in its key policy rate, bringing it down to 11%, as decided ...

KARACHI: Beating the market expectations of a 50 basis points (bps) cut, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has slashed the ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely be asked about the economic fallout from President Trump's tariff rollout ...

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting has been scheduled for Monday (today) to decide ...

The Committee is strongly committed to supporting maximum employment and returning inflation to its 2 percent objective. In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will ...