The local currency closed at P54.80 versus the greenback on Wednesday, strengthening by 28.5 centavos from Tuesday’s P55.085 finish, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. READ:
THE PESO rebounded against the dollar on Wednesday on proThe local currency closed at P54.80 versus the greenback on Wednesday, strengthening by 28.5 centavos from Tuesday’s P55.085The peso opened Wednesday’s trading session at P55 per dollar. Its weakest showing was at P55.02, while its intraday best was at P54.79 against the greenback.
Against a basket of currencies, the dollar index fell 0.19% to 103.1 on Wednesday, after slipping 0.3% in the previous session. In a question-and-answer session before the Economic Club of Washington on Tuesday, Mr. Powell said rates might need to move higher than expected if the economy remained strong, but said he felt a process of “disinThe US central bank last week hiked its fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a range between 4.5% and 4.75%. This brought cumulative increases since March 2022 to 450 bps.
For Thursday, Mr. Ricafort sees the peso trading between P54.60 and P54.90 against the dollar, while the trader gave a forecast range of P54.70 to P54.95. —
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