Economy

Peso ends week sideways vs. USD, stocks slip

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Philippine peso ended the week sideways as investors await reports on the United States’ first-quarter output, while the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped...

Central Luzon economy grows 7.1% in 2018

By Zorayda Tecson and Froilan Magtoto/Philippine News Agency CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- Central Luzon’s economy grew 7.1 percent in 2018, lower than the high 9.3 percent in 2017, the National...

Local markets end Thursday on positive note

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Philippines main equities gauge improved for the second consecutive day Thursday and the peso recovered as foreign buying in the local stock market picked up. The...

PSEi down anew due to oil price upticks, quake fears

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined for the second day in a row Tuesday as investors await the release of latest damage reports from...

Economist urges PH to update poverty threshold

By Aerol John Pateña/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- An economist of the World Bank (WB) is urging the Philippine government to update its poverty threshold in order to present a more realistic...

PSEi down anew due to oil price upticks, quake fears

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined for the second day in a row Tuesday as investors await the release of latest damage reports from...

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