Tag: rate
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Jobless rate rises to 3-month high
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THE PHILIPPINE unemployment rate climbed to a three-month high in April, while the quality of jobs deteriorated, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.
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BSP may cut policy rate before Fed
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THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) can cut its policy rate before the US central bank despite a volatile peso, Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. said on Tuesday.
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Government to counter the rise of cybercrime rate
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Aligned with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023 to 2028, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. adopted the National Cybersecurity Plan (NCSP) 2023 to 2028 to address the rising number of cyber threats and serve as a whole-of-nation roadmap in cyberspace. “We are strengthening all our efforts anti-cybercrime, from detection and…
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BSP signals possible rate cut in Aug.
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THE BANGKO ng Pilipinas (BSP) stood pat for a fifth straight meeting but signaled a “less hawkish” tone amid lower-than-expected inflation.
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PHL jobless rate at two-month high
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THE PHILIPPINE jobless rate jumped to a two-month high in March as inflation and an El Niño-induced dry spell limited economic output, according to the local statistics agency.
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Further BSP rate hikes unlikely even if inflation exceeds target anew
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FURTHER TIGHTENING by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is unlikely unless inflation expectations take a turn for the worse, analysts said.
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DoF hikes dividend rate of GOCCs
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FINANCE SECRETARY Ralph G. Recto has ordered government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCC) to increase their contributions to the National Government (NG) to boost state coffers.
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Rate cut delays seen to slow growth
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HIGHER FOR LONGER interest rates will keep inflation at bay but at the cost of slower economic growth, analysts said.
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Peso won’t derail rate cuts in Q4
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THE Philippine central bank would cut its key rate as early as the fourth quarter despite the peso’s slide to a 17-month low, according to Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr.