PH stocks gauge, peso slips on Fed Chair's speech
DOWN. Both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the peso slipped on Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2022) following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech, indicating the need to hike further in the coming months to address the elevated inflation rate. He said the rate tightening will have some impact on domestic growth. (PNA graphics) MANILA - Risk-off sentiments following another statement for more tightening moves from the Federal Reserve resulted in another slip both for the main stocks gauge and the peso on Tuesday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) started the shortened wo...