
Stocks slide as rate cut looms, peso strengthens
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened the trading week lower at 6,368.55, slipping 0.25 percent on Monday, 16 February.
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened the trading week lower at 6,368.55, slipping 0.25 percent on Monday, 16 February.
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened the trading week lower at 6,368.55, slipping 0.25 percent on Monday, 16 February 2026.
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The price of bitcoin has almost halved since hitting a record high above $126,000 in October.
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The stipulated interest rates, penalties, liquidated damages, and attorney’s fees were freely and voluntarily agreed upon, without fraud or coercion.
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The government has simplified the process for low income households to receive electricity subsidies for renewable energy use, while greatly reducing…
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Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Friday reported a 13.08 percent decline in crime incidents during the final quarter of 2025, attributing the drop to…
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The benchmark index fizzled out to end the trading week on Friday, dipping to 6,384.58, down 1.3 percent, as investors continued to lock in gains following the…
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Local investors are awaiting a potential rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ahead of the trading week, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation…
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The unemployment rate in December 2025 remained essentially unchanged from November’s 4.4 percent estimate, translating to 2.26 million individuals.
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Banking stocks led gainers, Ayala Corp. topped performers among index constituents, while the peso continued its upward climb, strengthening further to P58.58…
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Headline inflation increased by 0.2 percentage points from December’s 1.8 percent, even as economists say another rate cut is increasingly likely amid…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Tuesday, climbing 1.67 percent to 6,401.96, as investor sentiment improved on expectations that the…
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Volatility in generation costs can change rapidly, but consumer incomes do not adjust as quickly.
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened the week lower, closing Monday at 6,297.08, down 0.50 percent, as concerns over the economy’s momentum…
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The central bank’s reassessment came after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that full-year GDP growth for 2025 settled at 4.4 percent,…
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HANOI, Vietnam — VinFast said it delivered 406,453 electric scooters in Vietnam in 2025 and held the leading share of the country’s e-scooter market.
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Consumer groups’ fears that other generating companies would follow the lead of San Miguel Corp.’s unit, San Miguel Global Power (SMGP), in invoking the broad…
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Trading was robust with net value turnover reaching P13.51 billion even as the peso, driven by broad US dollar softness, strengthened to P58.56 per dollar,…
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