No rate hikes next year in the Philippines

The Philippines central bank (BSP) left rates unchanged at 3.0% today while also downplaying fears that the economy is overheating. While both financial markets and the consensus are expecting monetary policy to be tightened next year, we continue to think that BSP will leave rates on hold throughout 2018.

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