The Philippine central bank hiked its key interest rates again by 25 basis points, as widely expected, and signaled further tightening as inflation is set to remain above the target in the near-term.
The Monetary Board the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas decided to raise the key interest rate, which is the overnight reverse repurchase facility rate, by 25 basis points to 2.50 percent, effective June 24.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.