BLOOMBERG  The Philippine central bank slowed the pace of its interest-rate increases as it seeks to cool still-hot inflation while allowing itself some policy-manoeuvre room in the event of risks from a global banking turmoil. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas raised the overnight reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% on Thursday, as seen by all but one of …

BLOOMBERG  Argentina sold around 417 billion pesos ($2 billion) in peso-denominated notes and bonds via auction, the latest step in managing a massive local debt pile as the government seeks to extend maturities until after presidential elections in October. The Treasury sold the securities after receiving offers for around 664 billion pesos, according to an emailed statement from the economy …

BLOOMBERG  Taiwan’s central bank governor has a tough balancing act to pull off in his first interest rate decision since renewing his term in office. Governor Yang Chin-long must grapple with inflation that remains uncomfortably high, an economy that’s contracting, a still hawkish Federal Reserve, and global financial markets in turmoil. Most economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect he will lead …