GERMAN lender Deutsche Bank has raised concerns that Philippine monetary and fiscal authorities are acting “too slowly” to address a rise in underlying inflation, which it claimed was an indication of economic overheating.

In a report published last week, Deutsche Bank chief economist in Asia Michael Spencer said that while May headline inflation was considerably better than expected, it still rose to 4.6 percent from 4.5 percent in April.

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