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Indonesia and Philippines cut rates as recessions bite

"The timing of further rate cuts will be determined by the performance of the rupiah," said Gareth Leather, senior Asia economist at Capital Economics. "Our forecast is that the rupiah will stabilize over the coming months, helped by a shrinking current account deficit, low inflation and an improvement in global risk appetite. If we are right about the rupiah then further rate cuts are likely."
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