BSP says downward inflation trend not yet convincing

December 17, 2023 - 2:29 PM
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A woman attends her child as she shops at a public market in Manila, Philippines, October 21, 2022. (Reuters/Lisa Marie David)

 The Philippine central bank needs more data to be convinced that the downward trend in inflation will hold before it considers policy easing, its governor said on Friday.

“The data are not so convincing yet about when it is a good time to start easing,” Governor Eli Remolona told CNBC TV.

— Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Jacqueline Wong