BSP raises interest rates for third straight month to curb inflation, effectively raising borrowing costs

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  (Eagle News) – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas set its key policy rate at 3.25 percent, after the Monetary Board decided to raise the interest rate on the BSP’s overnight reverse repurchase by 75 basis points. This is effective Thursday, July 14, after the morning’s regular meeting of the Monetary Board. BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said that “accordingly, the interest rates on the the overnight deposit and lending facilities were raised to 2.75 percent […]