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BSP monetary policy

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on BSP monetary policy.

  1. EMILION Neri Jr., lead economist at the Bank of the Philippine Islands.

    BSP may keep tightening bias — BPI

    BPI economist Emilio Neri Jr. expects the BSP to maintain its tightening bias as inflation remains elevated, with weather disturbances, Middle East tensions…

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  2. FINANCE Secretary Frederick G. Go ( right) who sits on the Monetary Board, said, ‘If oil prices remain elevated and the Middle East crisis situation persists for some time — the Monetary Board will most likely have to consider tightening (its policy inflation rate).’

    BSP eyes rate hike amid oil surge

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is closely monitoring Middle East tensions and rising oil prices ahead of its April 2026 Monetary Board meeting, with…

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  4. Stable prices mask deeper economic woes

    Stable prices mask deeper economic woes

    ‘A 6 percent inflation rate means that your P100 can buy only about P94 worth of goods and services. But with inflation down to just 1.6 percent in 2025, that…

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  5. THE decline in inflation — 1.5 percent, the lowest in three months — was mainly due to slower price increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages, among various other items.

    Phl inflation cools down to 1.5% in November

    This is the country’s lowest inflation print in three months, moving even below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ 2 to 4 percent target range for the year.

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  7. Weather disturbances have caused spikes in food inflation affecting the production and price of vegetables.

    Inflation up 1.7% in September – BSP

    Philippine headline inflation rose to 1.7% in September 2025, driven by higher transport and non-food costs, while rice prices declined and the BSP and…

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