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The Philippines holds policy rate, but first hike not far off

Although the central bank in the Philippines (BSP) opted to keep the overnight rate on hold at a record low of just 3.5% at its meeting today, it hiked its reserve requirement ratio by 1pp, suggesting more meaningful monetary tightening is probably on the way.

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