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Xinhua world news summary at 0630 GMT, March 18
MOSCOW -- Russia's incumbent President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, who is set to win reelection, said he would do his utmost to achieve national development goals on Monday morning. Putin has won 87.32 percent of the vote after 95.04 percent of all ballots were counted, according to data from the Russian Central Election Commission as of Monday morning. (Russia-Presidential Election) - - -.....»»
On ‘Sinulog dance trend’: Basilica wants to keep the tradition
CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Appropriateness.” This was the comment of a friar from the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño on the ‘Sinulog dance trend’ that has been circulating on social media, specifically on TikTok. Fr. John Ion Miranda, one of the priests at the Basilica, made this comment on the “Sinulog dance trend” that is.....»»
T-bill rates up across the board
The government has cut its two consecutive weeks of increased borrowing from local investors, returning within the regular program for short-term debts as rates went up across the board......»»
March inflation may pick up amid high food prices
Inflation likely accelerated for the second straight month in March, mainly driven by high rice prices, prompting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to keep borrowing costs unchanged at its next policy review in April, analysts said......»»
Inflation likely breached upper 4 percent target in April
Headline inflation is expected to settle within the range of 3.5 to 4.3 percent in April, from a three-month high of 3.7 percent in March, possibly breaching the upper four percent target of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»
PhilHealth defends contribution rates
Defending its current contribution rates, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. yesterday said PhilHealth’s existing premium contribution rates are based on what is mandated by law......»»
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......»»
Power rates expected to rise because of El Niño
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 January)—Expect possible increasing power rates throughout the year amid the anticipated El Niño phenomenon in the country, an official from the Department of Energy (DOE)-Mindanao said. Engr. Darwin P. Galang, DOE-Mindanao senior science research specialist, said the anticipated increasing power rates can be possibly El Niño-related, with 26 percent of […].....»»
CIMB boosts financial inclusion with Lazada
Digital-only commercial bank CIMB Bank Philippines has teamed up with e-commerce platform Lazada Philippines to further advance financial inclusion and digital payments among Filipinos, targeting to onboard 500,000 borrowers within six months......»»
World Bank downgrades Philippine GDP projections for 2024 and 2025
The World Bank downgraded its GDP projections for the Philippines in 2024 and 2025 due to “various headwinds facing private investment”, like the effects of higher interest rates and “rising indebtedness.”.....»»
BSP leaves interest rates unchanged
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas opted to keep interest rates unchanged at a near 17-year high for the fourth straight meeting yesterday, following the inflation uptick in March and as monetary authorities continue to be vigilant against upside risks......»»
T-bill rates ease as demand swells
Demand for the government’s short-term securities rose to its highest level in three months, with rates slightly going down even after inflation quickened anew in February......»»
No change in BSP rates
As widely expected, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas kept interest rates unchanged at a 16-year high as monetary authorities are looking for a more sustained downward trend in inflation......»»
‘Volatile inflation to keep rates steady’
Commodity prices in the country will remain volatile for the first semester, prompting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to keep rates steady and start easing only by June, according to Moody’s Analytics......»»
Philippine inflation rises to 3.4 pct in February
MANILA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Year-on-year inflation in the Philippines rose to 3.4 percent in February from 2.8 percent in January, the first uptrend after a downtrend for four straight months, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. The uptrend in the overall inflation in February was primarily influenced by the higher year-on-year increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic bevera.....»»
BSP on guard vs inflation risks amid El Niño
The BSP chief said headline inflation likely further accelerated to 3.9 percent in March from 3.4 percent in February due to base effects, but lower than the 7.6 percent in March 2023......»»
T-bills, T-bonds rates up after inflation uptick
Yields for the government’s short and long-term securities picked up across the board after inflation accelerated for the second straight month......»»
Rice inflation to remain elevated until August – DA
“This is the result of the engagements of President Marcos and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel last year with the importers to bring in supply in preparation for El Niño.”.....»»
BSP keeps interest rates steady
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said yesterday that its Monetary Board decided to keep rates steady. In doing so, the BSP said that inflationary risks “continue to lean toward the upside”, but that its latest forecasts showed that “inflation would settle close to the upper-end of the target range.”.....»»
BSP keeps rates on hold as expected
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas hit the pause button for the fifth straight policy meeting as it kept the benchmark interest rates steady yesterday, but it may start cutting borrowing costs as early as August if a sustained downtrend in inflation becomes fully evident......»»