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Consensus for December rate cut grows
Manila Bulletin
|October 15, 2025
Despite inflation climbing to a six-month high in September, Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (OCBC) still expects consumer prices in the Philippines to rise by less than two percent on average for the entire year.
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Average headline inflation stood at 1.7 percent as of end-September, remaining below the government’s target range of two to four percent. OCBC’s forecast of an average 1.6 percent for 2025 is slightly lower than the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) retained projection of 1.7 percent for this year.
This story is from the October 15, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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