Economy

U.S., China extend tariff truce for 90 days

By Agence France-Presse China and the United States delayed higher tariffs on each other's imports for 90 days, hours before a trade truce between the world's two largest economies was due to...

EU still seeks Trump trade deal—but readies retaliation

By Agence France-Presse On Monday, July 14, the European Union (EU) moved to firm up possible retaliation if the U.S. President Donald Trump hits the bloc with 30%t tariffs, while insisting it...

EU ministers weigh response to latest Trump tariff threat

By Agence France-Presse EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald...

DEPDev records highest labor force participation rate since 2005

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet The country’s labor force serves as the backbone of the country’s economic machinery, driving progress and creating opportunities for Filipino workers to partake in helping the nation to...

Trump touts ‘done’ deal with Beijing on rare earth minerals, Chinese students

By Agence France-Presse U.S. President Donald Trump touted "excellent" ties with China on Wednesday, June 11, saying the superpowers reached a deal after two days of talks aimed at preserving a truce...

Solon ponders on still-unsolved Duterte-era rice price manipulation

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet On Tuesday (Nov. 26), the chair of the newly formed House Murang Pagkain Supercommittee, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, lamented that the “biggest agricultural price manipulation case,” involving alleged...

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