Bank Indonesia Holds Rate Steady
Indonesia's central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged on Thursday after an unexpected quarter-point hike in October to curb the fall in the rupiah currency.
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Indonesia's central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged on Thursday after an unexpected quarter-point hike in October to curb the fall in the rupiah currency.
PHILIPPINE monetary authorities are not ready to ease policy with inflation still expected to average above target next year, an analyst said.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas kept its policy rates untouched on Thursday after an off-cycle rate hike in October and hinted at more tightening if required to steer inflation towards a target-consistent path.
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Rate hikes make credit more expensive with the goal of controlling inflation, but this also means people and businesses have less money to spend, potentially slowing down the economy