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GDP Steals Limelight Ahead Of BSP Meeting

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The dynamic rebound in spot USD/PHP drew to a close Monday, with the pair finishing little changed. It last sits -0.015 at PHP50.375, with bears looking for a fall through Aug 4 low of PHP49.605 to confirm that the topside impetus is gone. Bulls need a clean breach of Jul 28/19 highs of PHP50.490/50.496 to confirm their dominance and bring May 18, 2020 high of PHP50.906 into play.

  • USD/PHP 1-month NDF last -0.040 at PHP50.570. Bears keep an eye on Aug 3 low of PHP49.680, while bulls look to a move through Aug 6 high of PHP50.870, towards Jul 19 high of PHP51.390.
  • The Philippine Statistics Authority will publish Q2 GDP data at the top of the hour, the last major release before Thursday's monetary policy decision from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. According to Bloomberg median estimate, the economy is expected to have grown 10.9% Y/Y in Q2. The PSA yesterday revised the Q1 reading to -3.9% from -4.2%.

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