Monday, April 16, 2007

Philippine Bonds Gain on Speculation Rates Won't Rise; Currency Advances

(Bloomberg) -- Philippine government bonds had the biggest gain in three weeks on speculation the central bank won't raise borrowing costs. The peso rose to a six-year high.

``The market could be anticipating that the central bank would keep the status quo, meaning it may not remove the tiered rate yet,'' said Adelbert Legasto, executive vice president at BPI Asset Management in Manila.


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