MONETARY authorities could begin cutting key interest rates as early as the end of this year should inflation keep dropping, economists said on Tuesday.

Inflation slowed for the fourth consecutive month in May to 6.1 percent, hitting the consensus expectation and falling within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) forecast range for the month.

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