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Tag: Inflation rate

October inflation hit 14-year high of 7.7%

Inflation rate in October accelerated to a 14-year high of 7.7 percent from 6.9 percent in September, driven by faster increases in the prices...

BSP sees October inflation exceeding 7% on fare hikes

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Monday inflation rate in October likely exceeded 7 percent, faster than the four-year high of 6.9 percent in...

BSP seen making another off-cycle interest rate hike

A bank economist said Tuesday the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may be compelled to make another off-cycle interest rate hike this year in the...

Fitch Solutions expects BSP to increase interest rate to 5%

Fitch Solutions, a unit of the Fitch Group, said Monday it expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to increase the benchmark interest rate by...

Moody’s Analytics sees BSP hiking rate by another 50 bps

Moody’s Analytics, a unit of Moody’s Corp., said Monday it expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to raise the policy rate by another 50...

Peso drops further to 57.43 a dollar

The peso sank to a new all-time low against the US dollar Friday as investors anticipated the US Federal Reserve and the local monetary...

August inflation eased to 6.3%

Inflation rate eased to 6.3 percent in August after five consecutive months of acceleration, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Tuesday. It was slower than 6.4...

Volatile trading seen; eyes on inflation

Trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange this week is expected to remain volatile on fears of higher interest rates and rising inflation rate. Stock market...

BSP says August inflation rate may hit as high as 6.7%

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday inflation in August likely accelerated to as high as 6.7 percent from 6.4 percent in July on...

Economist sees August inflation softening to 6.3%

Inflation rate in August likely eased slightly to 6.3 percent from 6.4 percent in July ago on lower oil prices, an economist said Tuesday. “The...

Taming inflation rate a big challenge to policy makers

The twists and turns of the Ukraine war are causing global oil prices to gyrate. Consumers across the globe are feeling the pinch from...

Market likely to consolidate this week; profit taking seen

Share prices are expected to return to consolidation mode this week with a downward bias following the hawkish statement of US Federal Reserve chairman...

Headwinds

"As much as one would like to hope for a quick recovery from our economic ills, there are headwinds, both domestic and external, which...

GDP expanded 7.4% in Q2 despite high inflation rate

The Philippine economy expanded 7.4 percent in the second quarter following the revised 8.2-percent expansion in the first quarter and 12.1 percent a year...
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