BusinessWorld
May 10, 2021 | 12:33 am
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THE CENTRAL BANK is widely expected to keep policy unchanged when it announces its decision this week, amid uncertainty over the pandemic and its impact on economic recovery, a
BusinessWorld poll of analysts showed.
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BusinessWorld poll held last week showed 15 out of 17 analysts are of the view that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will maintain its overnight reverse repurchase rate or the key policy rate at a record low of 2%.
Analysts said the scope for interest rate adjustment is limited as inflation continued to exceed the annual target and supply issues persisted.
“The onus is then on fiscal policy to do most of the heavy lifting to support the economy. More fiscal stimulus is expected when the Bayanihan III bill is eventually passed by Congress,” Mitsubishi UFJ Group Global Research analyst Sophia Ng said.