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By Ding Cervantes | August 18, 2011 - 12:00am
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to raise interest rates further in December, with some economists anticipating additional tightening through early 2027 as persistent inflation and a weakening peso keep pressure on monetary authorities. Analysts from BofA Global Research, BMI and Bank of the Philippine Islands see room for further increases after the BSP’s Monetary Board delivered a larger-than-expected 50-basis-point hike on Thursday, bringing the benchmark interest rate to 5.50 percent.
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Philippine financial markets ended the week in the red, with stocks retreating as investors digested the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s 50-basis-point rate hike while the peso sank to a fresh record low for the third straight trading session.
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The decline came a day after the BSP raised its benchmark rate to 5.5%.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered its biggest interest rate hike in more than three years yesterday, as worsening inflation pressures prompted a more aggressive monetary policy response. At its fifth policy meeting this year, the Monetary Board raised its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent. The larger-than-expected increase marked the BSP’s fourth consecutive rate hike this year and its first 50-basis-point adjustment since February 2023.
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The peso weakened past the 63.50-per-dollar level yesterday, setting another record low even after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered a larger-than-usual interest rate hike before the foreign exchange market closed.
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