1% cut: Hurts more than it helps
It’s a move branded as a ‘trade goodwill gesture,’ though less an economic breakthrough and more a diplomatic sleight-of-hand.
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It’s a move branded as a ‘trade goodwill gesture,’ though less an economic breakthrough and more a diplomatic sleight-of-hand.
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In our case, the US initially announced a 17-percent tariff last April, later raising it to 20 percent; but following President Marcos Jr.’s state visit, this…
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Headline inflation further slowed to 0.9 percent in July, the lowest recorded since October 2019, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This is…
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James Darrel Orduña and Jessa Mae Roda seized the podium by the skin of their teeth to rule the 16K race in the Parañaque leg of the Rexona Metro Manila 10…
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‘The Cabinet will discuss this urgent matter with the President in India, on the sidelines of his state visit.’
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Switzerland said on Monday it was ready to make a better offer to the United States to avoid steep tariffs that have shocked the country.
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‘From a financial and auto loan entity, what is important is the overall growth of automobiles in the country, and I think that has been growing well.’
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US President Donald Trump delayed for another week, to 7 August, the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on most countries, including the Philippines, in a minor…
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Israel started the war and ended up losing; the US sent the B-52 but destroyed nothing.
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Trump said Tuesday he did not plan to attend a G20 summit in South Africa.
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A panel of skeptical US appeals court judges grilled a government lawyer Thursday on President Donald Trump's use of an emergency authority to impose sweeping…
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President Donald Trump's dream of a new world order in trade faced a crucial test Thursday, with dozens of economies — including key commercial partners like…
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Secretary Arsenio Balisacan of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) on Tuesday said the country’s expected growth this year is…
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By imposing a fresh 25 percent tariff on Indian imports, US President Donald Trump appears to be testing whether his hardline trade strategy is starting to…
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US President Donald Trump said his deadline for Russia to end the fighting in Ukraine or face new sanctions will be in 10 days from Tuesday.
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‘Unquestionably, it was most definitely a surprise, very unpleasant and indubitably unexpected by us.’
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‘There is potential to enhance the competitiveness of local manufacturing given the advantage we have in terms of lower tariff.’
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Amid intense negotiations on a new trade pact between the Philippines and the United States, top economic and agriculture officials have moved to allay fears…
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