The peso closed at its weakest level against the dollar in nearly two weeks as the market worried about a possible policy rate hike by the Federal Reserve as soon as the present risks to the US economic outlook clear up.

The Philippine currency lost strength to end at P44.61:$1 in Monday’s trade, its lowest finish since it hit P44.72:$1 on May 13.

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