BusinessWorld E-paper
December 21, 2023
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is unlikely to start policy easing in the next few months and will only consider cutting rates if inflation settles at the midpoint of the 2-4% target, its governor said on Wednesday.
“We’re unlikely to cut rates in the next few months. We’re in a higher for longer (scenario). When I say hawkish, that basically means high for a while,” BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. told reporters.