Monetary Policy
Philippine Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 5.00% in Third Straight Hike
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its Target Reverse Repurchase Rate by 25 basis points to 5.00% on August 27, 2026, effective August 28.
7 Sept
Monetary Policy
Bank Indonesia Holds BI-Rate at 5.75% for a Second Straight Month Amid Middle East-Linked Volatility
Bank Indonesia's Board of Governors held the BI-Rate at 5.75% at its August 18-19, 2026 meeting — the second straight hold following a rate-hiking cycle earlier in 2026 — keeping the deposit facility rate at 4.75% and the lending facility rate at 6.50%.
4 Sept
Monetary Policy
RBI Deputy Governor Says a Rate Hike 'May Emerge' This Year as August Minutes Reveal a Sharper Hawkish Tone
Minutes of the RBI's August 3-5 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, published August 19, reveal that Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta said "a case for a hike may emerge during the course of the year" given inflation is projected to peak at 5.9% in Q3 — even as the panel voted unanimously to hold the repo rate at 5.25%.
2 Sept