50-point rate hike seen as peso weakens further
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may consider a 50-basis-point interest rate hike as the peso weakens past ₱63 against the US dollar, according to BPI lead…
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Meralco rate hike eats into October bill relief
Meralco customers will face a ₱0.3191-per-kWh electricity rate increase in October, raising the rate to ₱15.0615 per kWh and adding around ₱64 to the bill of a…
IMF, ADB see BSP hiking rates further
IMF and ADB expect the BSP to maintain a tightening bias as Middle East conflict, rising rice prices and weather risks add pressure to Philippine inflation.
Fed hike narrows gap with BSP policy rate
US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh justified the interest rate hike — the first since 2023 — saying inflation is too high and had persisted for too long,…
Fed hike narrows gap with BSP policy rate
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday (Thursday Philippine time), its first rate increase since 2023, as…
BSP hikes rates again, cites risks beyond Gulf crisis
The BSP raised its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5 percent, citing persistent inflation risks from the Middle East conflict, potential El Niño impacts…
BSP hikes rates again, cites risks outside Gulf
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has continued its tightening bias, hiking its key policy rate by another 25 basis points amid persistent upside risks to…
Meralco August rate drops as refund offsets cost hikes
The overall electricity rate has declined by P0.0428 per kilowatt-hour to P14.7833 per kWh, down from P14.8261 per kWh in July. ‘For residential customers of…
Meralco August rate drops as refund offsets cost hikes
Meralco customers will see slightly lower electricity bills in August 2025 as a P9.5-billion Energy Regulatory Commission-approved refund offsets higher…
Lawmakers target lower power bills amid FIT-All rate hike
‘The quickest way to improve a family’s finances is not always by giving them more — it is by allowing them to keep more of what they have already earned.’
Visayas power rates up as supply constraints hike generation costs
MORE Power said Wholesale Electricity Spot Market prices surged to P10.30/kWh from P4.45/kWh, more than doubling during the period; the generation rate, which…
BSP hikes rates anew amid MidEast inflation risks
The BSP’s key policy rate now stands at 4.75 percent. Interest rates on overnight deposit and lending facilities were likewise adjusted to 4.25 percent and…
More BSP rate hikes imminent – BMI
BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, warns that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may deliver up to 100 bps in rate hikes in 2026 as the national energy emergency…
Inflation spike raises odds of rate hike
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may consider an off-cycle rate hike after April inflation surged to 7.2%, driven by rising food and energy costs amid…
Inflation spike spurs odds of rate hike
Philippine inflation surged to 7.2% in April, the highest in three years, raising the odds of an off-cycle Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas rate hike. Learn how…
Rate hikes may tame inflation — Ricafort
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas raised interest rates to curb inflation amid global oil shocks, with economist Michael Ricafort of Rizal Commercial Banking…
Rate hikes may tame inflation – Ricafort
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ latest interest rate hike could help tame surging inflation amid a national energy emergency, says RCBC chief economist Michael…
