Dovish comments by the United States Federal Reserve continue to weaken the dollar against regional currencies including the peso, the central bank said on Thursday.

“The strength of regional currencies (including peso) today is carry over momentum from the more dovish Fed comments yesterday,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said in a text message to reporters on Thursday.

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