Tag: inflation

Inflation in the Philippines has a familiar villain. Every few years, prices surge, household budgets snap, and policymakers reach for the same lever that raises interest rates. But new research suggests they may be shadowboxing the wrong enemy.

Headline inflation in the Philippines nudged higher to 2.0 percent in January, a gentle but telling start to the year.

Headline inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in December 2025, its fastest pace since March last year, as higher food prices and quicker increases in clothing and footwear pushed overall prices up, government data showed. The latest figure marked a rebound from November’s slower pace but remained well below December 2024’s 2.9 percent, highlighting easing price pressures over the year.

U.S. stocks jumped Thursday after a long-delayed inflation report delivered a clear upside surprise, snapping Wall Street out of a four-session slide and reigniting hopes for interest-rate cuts.

Inflation cooled to 1.5 percent in November, its slowest pace in three months, as rice and corn prices stayed down and cost pressures across several key consumer items eased, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday.