THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could still lower interest rates Thursday next week, the research unit of China Banking Corp. (Chinabank) said, with inflation expected to continue easing amid surprisingly strong economic growth.
Ahead of Thursday's announcement that the economy had grown by 6.3 percent in the second quarter, BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. told reporters that a rate cut on August 15 had become "a little less likely" after inflation hit 4.3 percent in July breached the 2.0- to 4.0-percent target.
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