Today the Philippines’ central bank, as expected, left its policy rate unchanged at 4% and retained a neutral bias. The economic impact of Tropical Storm Ketsana should be small and the GDP upswing is likely to be strong. Policy rates will probably move up sharply in 2010. But inflation should stay below the 3-5% target range for a while and a first hike can be delayed for another six months or so.
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