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BSP logs 40K complaints relating to financial consumer protection; only 5% come from Mindanao

SINCE the effectivity of the Financial Consumer Protection Act (Republic Act 11765) in June 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has logged more than 40,000 complaints from customers of different BSP-supervised financial institutions from all over the Philippines. Of this number, only around 5 percent come from Mindanao, implying the Mindanaoans' unawareness of the law......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Moody’s: BSP rate cut could start in August

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas could cut borrowing costs by 25 basis points as early as August, and another 25 bps in the fourth quarter, if inflation and the peso stabilize in the second half of the year, Moody’s Analytics said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

April inflation seen breaching 4 percent target

Inflation likely picked up and breached the four percent upper target for the first time in five months in April, which will prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to keep its hawkish stance, a poll of economists showed......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

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......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

The skidding peso again?

The peso is skidding again and no one is paying attention anymore......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

‘BSP ready to mitigate excessive peso volatility’

Monetary authorities are ready to mitigate any “unnecessary movement” and “excessive volatility” in the foreign exchange market as the peso sank to fresh 17-month lows against the dollar, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Stocks up, peso breaches 56:$1

The stock market posted slight gains yesterday as it tracked upswing in US markets, while the peso weakened and breached the 56 to $1 barrier......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

Laguesma ‘binaril’ P100 wage hike, kinastigo ng Senado

Tinawag na unpopular labor secretary si Bienvenido Laguesma matapos nitong kontrahin ang P100 wage hike bill sa Senado. The post Laguesma ‘binaril’ P100 wage hike, kinastigo ng Senado first appeared on Abante......»»

Category: newsSource:  abanteRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

BBM kinulit sa P100 wage hike bill

Matapos isnabin ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos ang P100 wage hike bill ng Senado sa kanyang Labor Day speech noong Miyerkoles, nanawagan naman si Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri na sertipikahan ang panukala sa dagdag sahod ng mga manggagawa. The post BBM kinulit sa P100 wage hike bill first appeared on Abante......»»

Category: newsSource:  abanteRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

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

Interest rates to remain at 6.5% — BSP

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Monetary Board (MB) decided to retain its target reverse repurchase rate at 6.5%......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

ANZ raises Philippine inflation forecast to 3.8% this year

ANZ Research hiked its inflation forecast for the Philippines to 3.8 percent this year, from 3.5 percent previously, as risks may drive inflation up to above the central bank’s two to four percent target in the coming months......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

BSP: Inflation surpassed target in March

Inflation likely continued its uptick in March but breaching the target of the central bank for the first time in three months amid more expensive electricity costs, oil and food prices......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 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

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

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

US inflation, BSP action on investors radar this week

The stock market will attempt to sustain its momentum this week as investors look to get inspiration from upcoming US economic data and the policy rate-setting meeting of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Gradual BSP rate cuts likely by Q3

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to make gradual interest rate cuts starting in the third quarter of the year, according to global banking giant Citi......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

House panel to start deliberations on wage hike tomorrow

The House committee on labor and employment will start tomorrow deliberations on various bills proposing wage adjustments amid the high inflation rate in the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024