# Slower growth tanks stocks as peso weakens

> The Philippines’ GDP grew 2.1% year over year in the third quarter, slowing from 2.4% in the prior quarter and 4% a year earlier. Agriculture contracted 4.8%, and the peso weakened as slower growth, rising inflation, and concerns about further monetary tightening weighed on local assets.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T00:13:30.902Z
- Category: macro · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90401-slower-growth-tanks-stocks-as-peso-weakens
- Commodities: [Philippine Peso (PHP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDPHP.md)

## Why it matters

Weak growth and currency depreciation can curb domestic purchasing power and raise the cost of imported feed inputs, although the article gives no commodity-specific supply or price data.

## Sources

- tribune.net.ph: https://tribune.net.ph/2026/11/09/slower-growth-tanks-stocks-as-peso-weakens

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