Philippine CPI: Heightened Food Inflation in Aug Creates Another Inflation Surge
August headline CPI's annualized rate hit a high of 10% (vs 6.2% in July) as this depicted inflation’s surge during the month. Broad food CPI’s...
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Philippine GDP: Speed Bump Ahead While Positioning for a 4Q Recovery
Sustained drag from discretionary spending and an export-driven, base effect, conspire to create a speed bump in 3Q18 that’s likely to slow GDP...
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Philippines: Fighting for the Nation's Fiscal Soul
In two separate developments, Pres. Duterte's economic managers expressed strong fiscal convictions against emerging political issues. Finance...
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India, Indonesia & Philippines - Further Currency Weakness, Higher Rates To Come
Emerging markets have been rattled by the deepening balance of payments crisis in Turkey and Pakistan. In both countries international reserves are...
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Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas: Backing Up Its Tough Anti-Inflation Talk with a 50bp Rate Hike
Summary: 2Q GDP’s swoon failed to distract policymakers from backing up its tough anti-inflation talk with a 50bp rate hike in yesterday’s...
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