
Business confidence plunges as MidEast crisis continues
Business and consumer confidence plunged following the escalation of the Middle East crisis, reflecting renewed pessimism amid domestic and global economic…
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Business and consumer confidence plunged following the escalation of the Middle East crisis, reflecting renewed pessimism amid domestic and global economic…
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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 Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday reported a notable decrease in focus crimes as the Safer Cities Initiative strictly enforces local ordinances in…
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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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A declining number of local ordinance violations indicates a shift toward public compliance rather than just stricter enforcement, the Philippine National…
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Incidents linked to the Communist insurgency fell steadily from 2019 to 2025, reflecting sustained government security operations and localized peace efforts,…
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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 drop in individual account ownership was largely attributed to a decline in loan-linked accounts from microfinance non-government organizations and…
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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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Volkswagen will stop producing electric vehicles at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant this month, pivoting to a larger gasoline-powered sport utility vehicle as…
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The peso’s current depreciation amid the effects of the ongoing Middle East conflict has not yet breached inflationary territory, according to Bangko Sentral…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed at 6,013.10 on Tuesday, down 0.68 percent, extending its decline as investors remained wary of the continued…
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The Department of Finance (DoF) welcomes a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report pointing to a 5.1 percent decline in unemployment in February, from 5.8…
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Monetary policy response to the oil price shock hinges on whether spillover effects materialize in domestic demand, where the BSP’s policy tools are most…
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