50-point rate hike seen as peso weakens further
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may consider a 50-basis-point interest rate hike as the peso weakens past ₱63 against the US dollar, according to BPI lead…
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Peso hits record-low 63.06 vs greenback
The peso has depreciated about 8.6 percent from its 28 February close of P57.66, shortly before tensions escalated.
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Peso hits record-low close of P63.06 as stocks rebound
The Philippine peso sank to a record-low close of P63.06 per US dollar on Thursday, breaching the P63 level for the first time, as the war in the Middle East…
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PSEi falls 0.73 percent as peso weakens
The market retreated, falling 41.64 points to 5,701.54 after two consecutive sessions of gains, with investors remaining cautious amid growing expectations…
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Week’s trading session opens with strengthened stocks, peso
The local bourse advanced for a second consecutive session, rising 42.19 points to 5,743.18 even as the peso strengthened modestly, to close at P62.760, from…
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PSEi retakes 5,700 as peso strengthens from record low
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) gained 1.61 percent to close at 5,700.99 on Friday, while the peso strengthened to ₱62.801 per US dollar after…
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Peso slumps to new record low as stocks tumble
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 126.30 points, or 2.20 percent, to 5,610.39 on Thursday, while the peso weakened 15 centavos, or 0.24 percent,…
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PSEi rebounds 1.05% after inflation-driven selloff
The local bourse perked up, rising 59.57 points to 5,736.69 even as the peso firmed up, P62.750 vis-a-vis the US dollar, from the previous P62.771 close.
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Stocks slide for five days straight; peso strengthens
The PSEi extended its losing streak to five sessions as investors weighed rising inflation risks, weak Philippine manufacturing activity, high oil prices and…
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ADB: More BSP hikes may support peso
The ADB expects the BSP to maintain a gradual tightening bias, with further interest rate hikes potentially supporting the peso amid record-low levels,…
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ADB: More BSP hikes may support peso
Further interest rate hikes from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may support the Philippine peso, which has slumped to record lows more than 25 times…
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PSEi snaps losing streak as peso strengthens
The PSEi rose 1.67 percent to 5,825.97, ending a five-session losing streak, while the peso strengthened to P62.465 per US dollar.
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PSEi, peso weaken amid oil, MidEast risks
The PSEi slumped 12.12 points to 5,843.79, even as the local currency dipped P62.78 vis-a-vis the US dollar amid pressure from elevated oil prices, which…
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PSEi falls while peso steadies
The PSEi fell 1.72% to 5,855.91 as higher Philippine Treasury yields and the Federal Reserve’s rate hike weighed on investor sentiment, while the peso weakened…
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Peso hits 25th record low as oil, Fed bets weigh
The peso fell 17.5 centavos, or 0.28 percent, to a fresh record low of P62.86 per US dollar Monday, while the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose 13.26…
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Peso slump may call for more BSP hikes
The peso on Friday weakened 14.5 centavos, or 0.23 percent, to a fresh record low of P62.68 per US dollar – its 24th record low since the onset of the Middle…
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Peso’s real reckoning
Diversifying exports and attracting manufacturing investment is a decade-long project, but every year Manila delays starting it is another year the peso stays…
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