High energy prices and persistent geopolitical instability are poised to deepen the Philippines’ external imbalances, heightening depreciation risks for an already fragile peso, according to analysts at Dutch financial giant ING ING wrote in its latest report, published last Friday night, that it...
Despite a more somber outlook for Philippine economic growth this year, Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (OCBC) now expects local monetary authorities to deliver a 25-basis-point (bp) rate hike in 2026 as consumer prices continue to rise persistently. This assumption would mark a...
The ceasefire-driven rally of Asian currencies, including the Philippine peso, may be short-lived as global oil risks linger, according to Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (OCBC). In an April 9 report, OCBC Group Research foreign exchange (FX) strategists Sim Moh Siong and...