PHILIPPINE monetary authorities will be wary about cutting interest rates despite recent pronouncements that an easing could start as early as August, analysts said.

"We continue to expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to be very cautious and to ease policy only after the US Federal Reserve," HSBC Global Private Banking said in a note.

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