菲律宾比索周四跌破关键心理关口63比索兑1美元，创下历史新低，加大了央行捍卫货币的压力。
Yap The Philippine peso breached the key psychological level of 63 per dollar for the first time, intensifying pressure on the central bank to defend the currency.
比索兑美元最多下跌0.5%，至纪录低位63.150。东南亚同行货币也普遍走弱。
The peso fell as much as 0.5% to a record low of 63.150 per dollar Thursday. Southeast Asian peers were also largely weaker.
马尼拉黎刹商业银行首席经济学家Michael Ricafort表示：“比索正进入未知领域。为稳定货币，加息的可能性现在更大了。”随着股市抛售加深，韩元和新台币领跌，亚洲货币面临新一轮压力。据彭博调查，菲律宾央行预计将于下周加息25个基点。
“We are headed to uncharted territory for the peso,” said Michael Ricafort, chief economist at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. in Manila. “Additional rate hikes are now more likely to stabilize the currency.”Asian currencies are under renewed pressure as the stock selloff deepens, led by losses in the South Korean won and Taiwanese dollar. In the Philippines, the central bank is forecast to raise interest rates by 25 basis points next week, according to a Bloomberg survey.
