THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is likely to continue easing its monetary policy settings despite the recent increase in oil prices, according to a Philippine National Bank (PNB) economist.

“We maintain our base case forecast of a quarter-point BSP rate cut later this month despite the recent oil price spike,” PNB chief economist Jun Trinidad said in a report on Tuesday.

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