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  1. FEDERAL Reserve chair Kevin Warsh (left) said inflation remained too elevated due to the Middle East conflict, prompting the Fed to hike rates for the first time in three years, for reasons similar to those cited by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. for the BSP’s three rate hikes this year.

    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,…

    3 MIN READ

  2. FEDERAL Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation remained too elevated due to the Middle East conflict, prompting the Fed to hike rates for the first time in three years, for reasons similar to those cited by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. for the BSP’s three rate hikes this year.

    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…

    3 MIN READ

  4. Managing costs of economic scarring

    Managing costs of economic scarring

    Their models suggest that average inflation will continue to be above target in 2026 and 2027, and that it will only normalize in 2028.

    3 MIN READ

  5. US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Kevin Warsh (left) at the swearing-in ceremony. Warsh succeeds Jerome Powell, who served for eight years.

    In glitzy ceremony, U.S. Fed chair vows reforms

    Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new US Federal Reserve chair at the White House, pledging reform and independence amid President Donald Trump’s push for lower…

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  6. JEROME Powell

    Fed holds rates, pressures Philippines outlook

    The US being the world’s largest economy, decisions by the Federal Reserve have significant spillover effects on other central banks. While the Fed and the…

    3 MIN READ

  8. US Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC. The two-day meeting, starting Tuesday, could be Powell’s last at the helm of the independent institution.

    U.S. Fed tipped holding rates steady

    ­Fed officials are set to keep rates steady in a range of 3.50 percent to 3.75 percent, extending their pause since the start of the year.

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  9. Consistency and predictability

    Consistency and predictability

    Power is sustained not by its display, but by its reliability. When actors can plan with confidence, they invest. When they cannot, they hedge.

    4 MIN READ