The Philippines takes a breather as inflation slows sharply in September

Thanks to subdued food and transport costs.

Policymakers in the Philippines can finally heave a sigh of relief after the country’s CPI decelerated sharply in September, following consecutive months of upward movement.

Headline inflation eased to 4.4% in September, after peaking at 4.9% in August. Food prices decelerated to 7.4% year-on-year in September from 8.3% in August.

According to HSBC, headline inflation is expected to be the same in October and slow sharply in November and December.

“The BSP's inflation target, however, will narrow in 2015 to 2-4% (from 3-5%). While headline inflation will likely stay on track in January and February, we expect it to spike from March 2015, prompting interest rate hikes,” noted HSBC.

The people you want to reach are already in this room.

Every quarter, SBR lands on the desks of the founders, CFOs, and directors running Asia's most consequential companies. Every day, they open our newsletter and read our website. It's a room that took twenty years to build — and it's the one most of our partners are trying to get into.

The good news is that the door is open. We work with companies on thought leadership articles, sponsored content, industry summits across Southeast Asia, regional awards programmes, podcasts, and media placements in print and digital. The shape of the right partnership depends on what you're trying to do, which is why we'd rather start with a conversation than send a rate card.

If you have something this room should know about, tell us. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, and how.

No rate cards until we understand the brief. It's a better use of everyone's time.

Book a meeting

| Or download the media kit (PDF)

240,000 senior readers quarterly in print Top 1,700 Singapore companies reached

7 markets across Southeast Asia