Philippine central bank hikes benchmark rate by 25 bps in off-cycle move
The target reverse repurchase rate was raised to 6.50%
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The target reverse repurchase rate was raised to 6.50%
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday hiked its key policy interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.5 percent to arrest the increase in the prices of goods and services. The Monetary Board (MB), the BSP’s highest policy-making body, decided to raise the target reverse repurchase (RRR) rate by 25 basis points effective
The Philippine central bank decided on Thursday to take off-cycle action to raise the bank target reverse repurchase rate by 25 points to 6.50 percent.....
MONETARY authorities pushed through with an unscheduled interest rate hike on Thursday and raised the possibility of another increase next month, citing the need to keep inflation in check.
He Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (Philippines Central Bank) policy rate may be raised before the Monetary Board’s (MB) meeting on Nov. 16, and may happen as early as Oct. 26 or four weeks early.