MANILA (Reuters): Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno (pic) believes the central bank has "done enough" policy tightening to tame inflation, but reiterated future interest rate moves would remain data dependent.
Diokno's remarks echoed that of the country's economic planning minister, who on Friday (Oct 6) said further rate hikes may be unnecessary because inflationary pressures in the Philippines were being driven by supply-side factors.
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