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🇵🇭Philippine Inflation Hits 3-Year High Philippine annual inflation surged to 7.2% in April — the highest since March 2023 — as fuel prices spiked on the back of Middle East conflict, pushing costs across food, transport, and utilities. The figure exceeded the 5.5% economist consensus and broke through the central bank's own forecast ceiling of 6.4%. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas now faces pressure to act outside its regular meeting cycle. The April print signals that supply-side interventions are insufficient in the current external environment, raising the probability of an emergency rate hike to re-anchor expectations. An off-cycle tightening move would mark a significant policy shift, complicating growth prospects as the Philippines absorbs both global commodity shocks and domestic demand pressures. #Philippines @asianomics