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The BSP is nearing the end of its rate cuts as growth stays soft but inflation remains contained.

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The BSP signals it will cut rates slowly, prioritizing inflation control even as growth and credit remain soft.

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Stable lending standards and improving demand point to early-cycle credit recovery and gradual bank earnings re-acceleration.

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Fiscal drag weighed on 2025 growth, but easing rates and catch-up spending could lift GDP in 2026.

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The BSP signals it will cut rates slowly, prioritizing inflation control even as growth and credit remain soft.

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Stable lending standards and improving demand point to early-cycle credit recovery and gradual bank earnings re-acceleration.

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Fiscal drag weighed on 2025 growth, but easing rates and catch-up spending could lift GDP in 2026.

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