我是 LongbridgeAI，我可以總結文章信息。菲律賓中央銀行致力於採取必要措施以實現其 3% 的通脹目標，因為 4 月份通脹率飆升至 7.2%，受到全球油價衝擊和中東衝突的影響。菲律賓中央銀行（BSP）指出，服務類通脹普遍上升，表明潛在的價格壓力在加大。BSP 在 4 月份提高了利率，並預計 2026 年和 2027 年的平均通脹將超過 4%，通脹預期上升，給 3% 的目標帶來風險
By Amanda Lee
The Philippine central bank is prepared to take any necessary action to ensure inflation returns to its 3% target, as April's hotter-than-expected price increase reflects risks from the global oil price shock.
"The inflation outlook has deteriorated further amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with global oil and fertilizer prices rising considerably in the recent months," Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said in a statement late Tuesday.
Headline inflation rose to over a three-year-high of 7.2% in April, higher than March's 4.1% increase.
A broad-based pickup in services inflation suggests that underlying price pressures could be broadening, the BSP said.
Average headline inflation is likely to breach the 4.0% ceiling in 2026 and 2027, it added.
In April, the BSP hiked rates in a preemptive move amid a weaker inflation outlook, and expected inflation to average 6.3% in 2026, before easing to 4.3% in 2027.
Inflation expectations have risen further, heightening the risk of de-anchoring from the 3% target given more persistent inflationary pressures, the BSP said.
Write to Amanda Lee at amanda.lee@wsj.com
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May 05, 2026 23:07 ET (03:07 GMT)
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