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[Title] => Peso sinks past 64-level vs dollar, hits fresh low
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[Title] => Almost P64: Peso sinks to record P63.95 to a dollar
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[Title] => BSP hikes interest rates by 50 basis points
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[Title] => The price of money: Surviving 5.50%
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has fired its biggest gun. A jumbo 50-basis-point hike to 5.50% with headline inflation at 7.2% and the peso on its back is not tightening.
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[Title] => GlobalSource makes case for bigger 50-bp BSP rate hike
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[Title] => Inflation risks prompt BSP to hike rates anew
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[Title] => Remittances rise 2% to $3.37 billion in August
[Summary] => Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos rose by two percent to $3.37 billion in August from $3.31 billion in the same period last year, sustaining growth despite global uncertainties, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
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