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Radar Report: A hawkish BSP aims to soften impact
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) finally announced a 25-basis point (bp) hike on October 26, 2023–its first policy move since March 2023 and amounts to 450 bps in cumulative rate increases since May 2022.
November 9, 2023
By EA Aguirre
By EA Aguirre
The BSP delivered an off-cycle policy rate hike, citing recent supply shocks in food and fuel causing a surge in second round effects and threatening to keep inflation elevated.
The surprise hike did little to talk down the USD/PHP exchange rate, which has been retesting previous highs, but consistent hawkish rhetoric from the BSP could help cap the currency pair from breaching 57.00.
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An opportunity to add duration
We remain tactical and continue to be overweight duration following the sell-off in the peso government securities.
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