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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) coverage — monetary policy, inflation targets, banking regulation, and financial stability.

  6. GIR falls to a 4-year low at $97.4B

    GIR falls to a 4-year low at $97.4B

    Foreign currency reserves in securities accounted for most of the decline, falling to $62.8 billion in October from $75.2 billion at the end of February.

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  11. Peso’s freefall

    Peso’s freefall

    The peso’s fall reflects how things are in the country. And if those in power cannot protect the people from the compounding shock of a weakening economy, then…

    3 MIN READ

  12. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

    BSP: October inflation may reach 8.1 percent

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) forecasts October inflation to rise to between 7.1 and 8.1 percent, potentially surpassing September’s three-year high of…

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  13. BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr.’s optimism that growth and economic activity would most likely rebound early next year is based on his expectation that government and public infrastructure spending will eventually ramp up after experiencing major delays. A core pillar of his outlook is the assumption that high inflation will eventually moderate, helping restore purchasing power and economic activity. The BSP raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent on Thursday, 22 October 2026.

    Remolona pushes GDP recovery to Q1 2027

    Citing expected recovery in Philippine economic activity as a key consideration in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ decision Thursday last week to deliver a…

    2 MIN READ

  15. BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. leads the launch of 'Bahandi: The Surigao Treasure and Related Finds.'

    BSP unveils book on Surigao gold treasures

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched Bahandi: The Surigao Treasure and Related Finds, a book showcasing pre-colonial Filipino gold artifacts and…

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  16. BSP tightening cycle likely not over — BPI

    BSP tightening cycle likely not over — BPI

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may raise interest rates again in December 2026 following its 50-basis-point hike to 5.50%, according to Bank of the…

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  17. BSP tightening cycle likely not over, BPI says

    BSP tightening cycle likely not over, BPI says

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)'s tightening cycle is far from over despite its unprecedented 50-basis-point “jumbo” rate hike last Thursday, with…

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  18. BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. has clarified that the central bank does not hike policy rates to prop up the peso. When the BSP raises interest rates (such as the 50-basis-point hike bringing the policy rate to 5.50 percent on Thursday, 22 October), it does so to combat broadening domestic demand pressures, oil/transport price shocks, and supply-side risks like El Niño, rather than to target the foreign exchange rate itself.

    Remolona: BSP not hiking rates to defend peso

    ‘We do intervene a little bit in the foreign exchange market, but that’s mainly to avoid swings in the exchange rate that tend to be inflationary.’

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