The Philippine central bank's decision to keep its key policy rate steady was its way of hedging against global uncertainties ...

In my previous column on Dec. 30, 2024 ( I speculated on how and when China might wield trade as a weapon and eventually de-escalate. In this second installment, I examine the potential impact on the ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Monetary Board wants to monitor the impact of global policies on the local economy before ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank's decision to keep its key policy rate steady was its way of hedging against ...

As the world watches U.S. President Donald Trump implement sweeping policy changes from imposing tariffs to suspending ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas remains on an easing trajectory but opted to pause rate cuts for now as it grapples with ...

There are plans to transform the Philippines’ socioeconomic planning agency, NEDA, into a new Cabinet department. But this ...

The Philippine central surprised markets by keeping its policy rate on hold, pausing its easing cycle and signaling increased ...

Southeast Asian countries need to hedge and expand trade and security alliances to navigate changing increased protectionism ...

The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday decided to pause on policy easing, citing global uncertainties, especially on trade, after cutting rates in the last three ...

For Noel Christian Moratilla, dean of the Asian Center, "neutrality is what is imperative and applicable at this point". He ...