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Bill pushing P100 daily wage hike gets Senate nod on 2nd reading

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill pushing for a P100-daily minimum wage hike for private sector workers.  Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 was unanimously approved during Wednesday’s plenary session. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that once the wage hike bill gets the final.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

BSP seen to stand pat on policy rates anew

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is likely to keep interest rates steady today as prices may continue to remain elevated this quarter, but analysts said the central bank may have room to be less hawkish amid easing inflationary pressures......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 7th, 2024

BSP urged: Ensure out-of-the-woods inflation before cutting interest rates

Monetary authorities must ensure that inflation is finally out of the woods before any move to ease policy rates, state-run Land Bank of the Philippines said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Philippine central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

MANILA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank opted Thursday to keep the bank's target reverse repurchase rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, and thus the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities were kept at 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively. In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the Monetary Board noted that the inflation outlook "was broadly unchanged.".....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

Philippine central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

MANILA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank opted Thursday to keep the bank's target reverse repurchase rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, and thus the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities were kept at 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively. In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the Monetary Board noted that the inflation outlook "was broadly unchanged.".....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

T-bill rates climb ahead of BSP meet

The government upsized its sale of short-term securities yesterday to P17 billion, even after rates picked up ahead of the policy decision of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas this week......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Think tank: No change in BSP rates

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is likely to keep key rates steady at its policy meeting on Thursday, according to UK-based think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

BSP seen to keep rates unchanged

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is likely to leave rates unchanged anew this week as it remains on a hawkish stance despite easing inflation......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

BSP seen to cut rates by 100 bps this year

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is seen slashing interest rates by as much as 100 basis points this year as easing inflation could support the growth of the country’s banking sector in the next two years, Fitch Ratings said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

Senate rallies behind legislated wage hike; House to proceed with caution

Buoyed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s order to review the minimum wage rates in all regions, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri urged the president to tag as urgent a bill that legislates a P100 minimum wage hike for all private sector workers......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

BSP to keep policy stance unchanged

Monetary authorities may keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged in the near term as inflation quickened for the first time in five months, and could accelerate further to above the two to four percent target in the second quarter......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

BSP: Inflation likely eased further in January

Headline inflation likely slowed further for the fourth straight month in January, ranging between 2.8 and 3.6 percent, after easing to a 22-month low of 3.9 percent in December, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

BSP to further relax forex rules

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may further relax its rules and regulations governing foreign exchange transactions in a bid to attract more foreign investments into the country......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Residential electricity rates up by P0.19/kWh for Jan-Feb billing

Visayan Electric residential consumers will experience an increase of P0.19/kWh for their January-February billing. The hike is caused by the increase in generation rates at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) and the transmission charges of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The increase brings the average residential electricity rate from P11.43/kWh last.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

US Federal Reserve holds rates steady

The US Federal Reserve decided to keep rates the same for the sixth straight time, and more importantly, gave no indication as to when it might “pivot” and begin to cut interest rates......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Power rates down by P0.37/kWh for Feb-Mar billing

High on love but low on power rates! Valentine’s Day for residential consumers of Visayan Electric is expected to be sweeter as electricity rates for the billing month of February-March will be P0.37/kWh lower compared to last month. This decrease, bringing the total rate down from last month’s P11.62/kWh to P11.25/kWh, is attributed to lower.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Oil price hike expected on February 20

After last week’s price rollback, another oil price hike is expected to be implemented by oil firms next week......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

ANZ: Helping conglomerates cross borders

In this era of multilateralism where corporations including Philippine conglomerates have become multinationals or are aspiring to go outside the local market, a global banking and financial services company continues to support customers with their expansion plans......»»

Category: newsSource:  thenewstodayRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

ANZ: Helping conglomerates cross borders

In this era of multilateralism where corporations including Philippine conglomerates have become multinationals or are aspiring to go outside the local market, a global banking and financial services company continues to support customers with their expansion plans......»»

Category: newsSource:  thenewstodayRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

Philippines to achieve upper middle-income status by 2031

The Philippines is projected to be an upper middle-income economy by 2031, past the government’s target of reaching the status by 2025, amid a broader growth slowdown in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economy, ANZ Research said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024