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Inflation to be within target by 2nd quarter 2019

By Kris Crismundo/PNA MANILA -- Inflation in the country is expected to settle back into the government’s target band of 2 percent to 4 percent beginning in the second quarter of the year,...

Profit-taking drains PSEi, peso retreats on risk-off sentiment

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Profit-taking continued to drain Philippine equities, with the main gauge down to the 7,900-level, while the market's cautious stance weighed down the peso Thursday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index...

Economist eyes lower trade, CA deficits in 2019

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA – An economist of ING Bank Manila forecasts lower trade and current account deficit for the Philippines in 2019, mainly due to projections of lower oil importation. “Slightly lower...

Fil-Chi biz chamber backs rice tariffication

DOF PR/PNA MANILA -- The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FFCCCII) has joined other business groups in expressing full support for the proposed law seeking to impose tariffs on...

2019 nat’l budget ready by Q1: Diokno

By Kris Crismundo/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has assured that the 2019 national budget will be enacted before the end of the first quarter. In his weekly press...

TDFs post oversubscription, rates rise across-the-board

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- The rates of all the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) tenors increased Wednesday as all facilities received above-offered bids. Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed...
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