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Banks bet on Thursday rate hike as they shy away from BSP deposit window

Financial institutions shied away from the central bank's short term borrowing windowon Wednesdaywith many betting they get better returns on their funds afterThursday'sMonetary Board meeting where a rate hike is expected.   Because of this, the weekly term deposit facility (TDF) auction of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas was undersubscribed for the second week in a row.   "Everyone is betting on a rate hike [on Thursday] so there's no rush to use the TDF for the longer dated tenors," a bank treasurer said.   DuringWednesday'sauction, financial institutions pushed interest rates higher on the seven-, 14- and 28-day instruments despite weak demand for the ...

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