Hot money inflow surges to $1.4B in July

Sep 02, 2024 12:19 am

SHORT-TERM foreign investments in July resulted in a net inflow of $1.38 billion, reversing the net outflow of $27.26 million in the previous month, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

Foreign investments registered with the central bank through authorized agents — also known as 'hot money' because these investments can be moved quickly elsewhere to maximize profits from interest rates — were about 43.5-percent higher than the net inflow of $961.58 million reported in July last year.

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