Economy

BSP to monitor price movements despite inflation decline

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said Tuesday they will continue to keep a close watch over price movements despite the significant deceleration...

Lower inflation due to PRRD’s competence in managing economy

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The easing of inflation rate in the country to 3 percent in April this year shows President Rodrigo Duterte’s competence in managing the Philippine economy,...

PH inflation slows to 3% in April

By Leslie Gatpolintan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The country's inflation rate eased to a 16-month low of 3 percent in April, from 3.3 percent in the previous month, the government reported on...

Local markets weighed down by worsening US-China trade dispute

By Leslie Gatpolintan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The local stock barometer retreated while the peso weakened against the dollar on Monday amid the worsening trade war between the two giant economies, US...

PH aims for ‘A’ rating in 2 years

By Leslie Gatpolintan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Duterte administration has set its sights on getting an "A" rating in 2 years, and it intends to achieve this through the implementation of...

Local markets rise after PH’s ratings upgrade

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Both the Philippine peso and the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) resumed trading on a high note Thursday, two days after S&P Global Ratings' unprecedented...

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