RENEWED rate hikes won't curb inflation for the rest of the year but will help control price expectations, an economist said.

"Monetary policy operates with a lag so any impact if any will only be felt next year (9-12 months from action), so it wouldn't help alleviate 2023 inflation," ING Manila Bank senior economist Nicholas Antonio Mapa told The Manila Times.

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