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Fed Update: Steady rates, shifting views
The Fed kept its policy rate steady amid a shift in growth sentiment and elevated inflation.
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A sharper strategy for bond investors in Q1
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Navigating the stock market rally and reality in 2026
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February 6, 2026
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- Philippine inflation accelerated to 2% in January due to higher prices of rentals, electricity, and restaurant items, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- The Department of Agriculture will replace the benchmark price used for its flexible rice tariff scheme to better reflect the rice varieties being imported.
- Wall Street indices sharply fell by more than 1% on Thursday due to losses in big technology companies, fueled by continually mounting AI worries.
- Oil prices settled lower on Thursday as US and Iran agreed to meet in Oman on Friday, easing concerns about a potential Iranian oil supply disruption.
- The Bank of England held its policy rate at 3.75% on Thursday on a tempered inflation outlook. However, further cuts this year are still possible.
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Monthly Recap: The beginning of the easing cycle’s end
Sluggish growth, stable inflation, and a pause in the US Fed’s easing were January’s highlights
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Investment Ideas: February 6, 2026
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Inflation Update: Moving within target
With inflation lightly revving up within the central bank target, we can expect further rate cuts to follow
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Investment Ideas: February 5, 2026
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Ask Your Advisor: Is it too late to buy the RTB 5-19?
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A practical guide to estate planning
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Bonds 101: Why price and yield move in opposite directions
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2024 Mid-Year Economic Briefing: Navigating the Easing Cycle
In our most recent webinar, financial markets experts from Metrobank and our credits research partner CreditSights, discuss the possible effects on the investing environment amid an expected easing of inflationary pressures. June 21, 2024
Investing with Love: A Mother’s Guide to Putting Money to Work
In this webinar by First Metro Securities, you will learn about how a mother’s love can be related to investing. May 15, 2024
Investor Series: An Introduction to Estate Planning
In this webinar organized by the CFA Society Philippines, Wanda Beltran, Metrobank Head of the Accounts Management Division under the Trust Banking Group, shares some hard-earned lessons about poor estate planning and some tools and tips that can help people build an equitable legacy for their loved ones. September 1, 2023Webinars
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Policy Rate Views: Divided Fed kept rates unchanged for now
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