One global shock, opposite answers: the Philippines raised rates to fight inflation while China held them at record lows to fight deflation.

MANILA, June 18 : The Philippine central bank raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent on Thursday, it said in a statement.Twenty of 25 economists in a…

MANILA, June 18 : The Philippine central bank raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points for a second time in a row on Thursday and left the door open to additional…