
Fed holds rates, pressures Philippines outlook
The Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates amid rising global inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty stemming from the Middle East…
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The Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates amid rising global inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty stemming from the Middle East…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) resumed its decline, slumping to 5,833.64 (-1.26 percent) as investors ended the shortened trading week in…
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Latest labor data show the unemployment rate slipping to 5.1 percent in February 2026 from 5.8 percent in January, while total employment has climbed to about…
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Labor Day in the Philippines has long been a stage for workers’ voices, but this 1 May 2026 is shaping up to be a platform for life-changing opportunities as…
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The implementation of the government-mandated lifeline rate collected by power distributors such as Meralco will undergo Senate scrutiny in light of growing…
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Anticipation of broader price hikes and additional policy tightening dampened trading even as the peso marginally depreciated P60.71 from previously P60.70 per…
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Fed officials are set to keep rates steady in a range of 3.50 percent to 3.75 percent, extending their pause since the start of the year.
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‘We’re being proactive — we’re staying ahead of the curve, we’ll do as many hikes as necessary; normally, it would be a succession of small rate hikes, but it…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) extended its decline on Friday, closing at 5,943.49, down 0.67 percent, as investors reacted to the Bangko Sentral…
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The BSP forecasts inflation at 6.3 percent in 2026, and 4.3 percen for 2027, exceeding the bank’s 2 to 4 percent target range due to broadening price pressures…
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The PSEI was down amid subdued trading alongside a weakened peso at P60.13 per US dollar, depreciating from P59.94 as markets grew skeptical over the US-Iran…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) held steady on Tuesday, closing at 6,018.70, up a modest 0.04 percent, as investors awaited the upcoming monetary…
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Power is sustained not by its display, but by its reliability. When actors can plan with confidence, they invest. When they cannot, they hedge.
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Market expectations are facing multiple outcomes, as economists like to call multiple equilibria or paths.
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‘We expect the BSP to deliver a 25-bps policy rate hike on April 23, as the balance of risks has shifted toward a more persistent and broad-based inflation…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) ended the week on a weaker footing, closing at 5,999.13 (-1.06 percent), slipping below the key 6,000 level as risk…
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Property developer Federal Land NRE Global (Inc.) (FNG) is deepening its vision for Riverpark as an integrated estate with the opening of a new logistics…
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Once we unhook consequences from causes, anyone with a sad story gets a pass.
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