A THIRD-QUARTER economic slowdown and within-target inflation will likely prompt monetary authorities to cut key interest rates by another 25 basis points (bps) this Thursday, analysts said.

All but one of nine economists polled by The Manila Times said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) policymaking Monetary Board would close out 2025 with a third rate cut.

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