Peso sinks to new record low of P59.73 as market softens
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Friday at 6,058.94, falling 0.89%, as investors remained cautious amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Friday at 6,058.94, falling 0.89%, as investors remained cautious amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.…
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Following President Trump’s remarks suggesting conflict with Iran could de-escalate, global oil prices eased, tempering fears of a major supply disruption in…
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The local bourse plunged as trading resumed on Monday amid renewed fears of rising oil prices driven by Middle East tensions, with the Philippine Stock…
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Energy officials warned that continued spikes could push inflation beyond the government’s target.
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Investors digested the first round of fuel price hikes, as well as a weakening local currency, which has slid from the P57 level in February to about P59.50…
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If the war ends and oil production facilities in the affected ME countries were to be switched back on, we could still be facing a shortage that cannot be…
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Venezuelan inflation soared to 475 percent in 2025, the highest in the world, driven by a tightening of U.S. sanctions in the lead-up to the ouster of leader…
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Heightened oil prices resulting from the Middle East conflict may push inflation to 4 percent as early as April, potentially limiting the central bank’s room…
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February's 2.4 percent headline inflation is within BSP's 2.3 to 3.1 percent forecast range, but escalation of conflict in the Middle East could trigger higher…
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Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in the Philippines climbed to 2.5 percent in February 2026, up from 1.6 percent in January, the Philippine…
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Former Bayan Muna representative and House Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Isagani Zarate warned Thursday that the Philippines could face a surge in inflation in…
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Inflation may spike to as high as 4.0 percent in the coming months due to rising oil prices stemming from the Iranian conflict in the Middle East, according to…
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Years from now, the question will not be whether conditions were ideal. The question will be whether time was allowed to work on your behalf or whether it…
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The lesson, for the Philippines, is both urgent and familiar: the country’s economic fate is tied, inescapably, to the stability of a world it does not control.
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The local bourse on Monday, 2 March, nosedived, with the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) down 2.79 percent to 6,426.83 as markets reopened to…
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It noted, however, that lower prices of vegetables, fruits and meat, as well as peso appreciation, could partly offset these pressures.
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‘We’ll see by tomorrow when the markets reopen, but there could be some bargain-hunting to hedge requirements as a matter of prudence, until the dust settles.’
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projects February inflation to settle within 2.3 to 3.1 percent, within its 2 to 4 percent annual target range.
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