Bloomberg The Philippine central bank will likely end its monetary tightening with one or two more rate increases this quarter that will bring the key rate to around 6%, according to its governor. “The most likely scenario is that the last increase is the March meeting,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla said in an interview in his ...

  Bloomberg Equity markets slipped on Wednesday after tech giant Microsoft Corp. and a slew of other major firms forecast slowing earnings, while lackluster US business activity data reminded investors of the likelihood of recession in the world’s biggest economy. Contracts for the Nasdaq 100 fell more than 0.5%, after a two-day rally in the underlying index ground to a ...

  Bloomberg Bitcoin is flirting with its first back-to-back drop since the start of the year following a poor revenue outlook from technology bellwether Microsoft Corp. that dented wider investor sentiment. The largest token fell as much as 2.5% and was trading at about $22,650 as of 6:11 am in London on Wednesday after edging lower in US hours. A ...