Did smartphones kill the baby boom?
Two new studies are pointing to an unlikely contributor to declining birthrates: the smartphone. Researchers found that fertility rates, particularly among…
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Two new studies are pointing to an unlikely contributor to declining birthrates: the smartphone. Researchers found that fertility rates, particularly among…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Tuesday, gaining 66.30 points or 1.13 percent to close at 5,945.71, recovering much of Monday’s…
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Philippine conglomerates face roughly P1.6 trillion — about $26 billion — in debt obligations maturing between 2027 and 2029.
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Tuesday, gaining 66.30 points or 1.13 percent to close at 5,945.71, recovering much of Monday’s…
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According to BPI lead economist Emilio Neri Jr., interest rate hikes by the central bank in response to Gulf-driven inflation could support the local currency…
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The market closed at 5,879.41, down 58.97 points from Friday’s 5,938.38, even as the peso also lost strength against the US dollar amid renewed US-Iran…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) retreated on Monday, falling 58.97 points or 0.99 percent to 5,879.41, while the peso weakened to P61.69 per US…
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Tighter monetary policy by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could help support the Philippine peso, which remains near record lows against the US dollar…
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The country’s gross international reserves (GIRs) stood at a 16-month low of $104.0 billion as of end-May 2026, slightly lower than the previous month’s $104.3…
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‘The slower inflation print reduces the urgency for an off-cycle rate hike in the near term. However, a substantial increase in the policy rate at the next…
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Outstanding loans extended by universal and commercial banks grew by 11.4 percent year-on-year in April, faster than the 10.7 percent expansion recorded in…
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Domestic liquidity (M3) expanded by 12.2 percent year-on-year to P20.3 trillion in April, slightly higher than the revised 12.1 percent growth recorded in…
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The ongoing turmoil in the Senate threatens institutional credibility and the overall stability of the Philippine economy, adding to an already risk-heavy…
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The deceleration was largely driven by slower growth in transport costs, which rose 16.2 percent in May compared to 21.4 percent a month earlier; lower…
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The bellwether index and local currency both rebounded on Friday, with the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closing at 5,938.38, up 26.45 points or 0.45…
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‘The government’s Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport launched last March “provides targeted assistance to sectors affected by…
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The ongoing turmoil in the Senate threatens institutional credibility and the overall stability of the Philippine economy, adding to an already risk-heavy…
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Despite inflation easing to 6.8 percent in May, economists still expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to implement further interest rate hikes as…
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