Economy

Economic ministers to conclude RCEP next year

By Kris Crismundo (PNA) MANILA -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement is set to be signed in 2019 after economic ministers from 16 participating countries agreed to hasten negotiations to meet the...

Risk-off sentiment pull down local markets

By Joann Villanueva (PNA) MANILA -- Expectations of further increases in the US Federal Reserve’s key rates along with drop of prices of oil in the international market weighed down both the Philippine peso...

Rise of T-bill rates plateauing: National Treasurer

By Joann Villanueva (PNA) MANILA -- The rate of Philippine Treasury bills (T-bills) continued to rise across-the-board Monday, even as National Treasurer Rosalia De Leon noted that the upward momentum has decelerated relative to...

Local markets down on Fed rate hike anticipation

By Joann Villanueva (PNA) MANILA -- The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell to the 6,900-level Friday and the peso made a u-turn in apparent reaction to a statement from the US Federal Reserve...

DOF pushes for economic growth sustaining measures

By Joann Villanueva (PNA) MANILA -- The passage of still pending tax reform measures, addressing supply-related issues in agriculture and opening imports of agriculture inputs for manufacturing, are seen to sustain the robust growth...

Peso gains strength, local shares lethargic

By: Joann Villanueva (PNA) MANILA -- The Philippine peso improved further Thursday due to a general weakness in the US dollar while the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended flat. The local currency finished the day...

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