Economy

Economist eyes BSP rate cut by May ’19

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- An economist of ING Bank Manila has forecast that Philippine Monetary officials will keep the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) key rates steady this week. However, ING Bank...

Slower PH inflation to help boost PSEi

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Report of further deceleration of the Philippine inflation rate last January is expected to help boost the local equities market. On Tuesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported...

ANZ Research eyes steady BSP policy rates this week

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Economists of ANZ Research discount an adjustment in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key policy rates on Thursday, after the government reported further deceleration of inflation rate...

Inflation slowdown a ‘positive development’: solon

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/PNA MANILA -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday welcomed the decline of the country's January inflation rate as a "positive development." The country's headline inflation clocked in at 4.4 percent...

Local markets weaken ahead of Chinese New Year holidays

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the peso ended weaker Monday as Chinese markets takes the rest of the week off for the Lunar New...

PH T-bill rates fall across-the-board Monday

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- The rate of the Philippine Treasury bills (T-bills) fell across-the-board Monday due to strong demand. The bellwether 91-day paper's rate dropped to 5.484 percent from 5.534 percent for...

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