Amid confidence crisis, Philippine ‘hot money’ tally shrank in 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine capital markets drew a smaller net inflow of fickle foreign funds in 2025, closing a turbulent year shaped by global trade tensions and domestic governance concerns. Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that inflows from foreign portfolio investment (FPI) transactions registered with the central bank had