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…
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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…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its key policy rate by 25 basis points on Thursday as persistent inflationary pressures stemming from the Gulf…
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‘We expect the BSP to hike the policy rate by 50 bps to 5.0 percent from 4.5 percent, as elevated inflation remains the key policy concern despite softer…
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A lawmaker has urged the government to confront the country’s persistent classroom shortage, warning that the problem goes beyond infrastructure and directly…
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Standard Chartered Bank expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to raise interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) at its monetary policy meeting on…
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A press release from Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson arrived Saturday on news desks talking of defective and ghost flood control projects that — outside of the…
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The BSP attributed the quarter-on-quarter decline in external debt mainly to lower non-resident holdings of Philippine debt securities amid cautious investor…
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The Philippines’ outstanding external debt declined slightly to $147.35 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026 from $147.65 billion at the end of…
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Senator Alan Cayetano cast doubt on the credibility of intel reports from the National Bureau of Investigation alleging a security threat to the Senate, saying…
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Philippine conglomerates face roughly P1.6 trillion — about $26 billion — in debt obligations maturing between 2027 and 2029.
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According to BPI lead economist Emilio Neri Jr., interest rate hikes by the central bank in response to Gulf-driven inflation could support the local currency…
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Tighter monetary policy by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could help support the Philippine peso, which remains near record lows against the US dollar…
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The country’s gross international reserves (GIRs) stood at a 16-month low of $104.0 billion as of end-May 2026, slightly lower than the previous month’s $104.3…
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‘The slower inflation print reduces the urgency for an off-cycle rate hike in the near term. However, a substantial increase in the policy rate at the next…
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