THE Philippine peso faces bearish pressure as the central bank’s dovish policy stance and widening current account deficit are seen to further weaken the currency. Analysts at BofA Securities Inc.

Rather than encouraging investment and economic growth, the policy rate is deterring progress. It is now the biggest hurdle to re-industrialisation. It is time the RBZ discontinues its hawkish policy ...

"Although it will take time for the necessary agency and regulatory actions necessary to implement the policy, Trump 2.0 is taking an even more hawkish approach to China as he did in his first ...

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) delivered a hawkish hold at Governor Gyorgy Matolcsy’s last meeting on 25 February, as expected (see our NBH Preview). With this decision, the interest rate complex ...

Benchmark interest rate had not seen a cut since September 2020 as monetary policy makers had in a race to curb rising inflation had since the last quarter of 2020 adopted an hawkish stance.

The Fed’s hawkish stance, signaling an extended period of macroeconomic normalization and higher borrowing costs, has affected the more rate-sensitive stocks like REITs, and Realty Income has ...

while Australia's central bank sounded a hawkish tone on future rate cuts. Having eased for the first time in four years this week, the Reserve Bank of Australia seems in no hurry to go again with ...

SINGAPORE – Another dose of cold water on hopes for more US interest rate cuts sent local shares sliding a tad on Feb 20 after investors opted for a cautious approach. The US Federal Reserve ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese yen strengthened past 150 to the dollar on Thursday afternoon after hawkish comments from a Bank of Japan official made the previous day signaled a rate hike. The yen ...

INTEREST rate hikes from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) should help cut currency protection costs for Japanese investors, spurring their appetite for US investment-grade corporate bonds, according to Bank of ...

Rates are still pushing higher, now compounded by hawkish remarks from the European Central Bank ... the prospect for larger defence investments also argues for a more expansionary stance ahead. The ...