Economy

Laban Konsyumer sees inflation above 4% in 2019

By Kris Crismundo/PNA MANILA -- Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) expects this year’s inflation rate to surpass the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent inflation target. In a statement Tuesday, LKI president...

Risk-on sentiment energize local markets Monday

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Investors' expectations that the US-China trade talks this week will go a long way towards ending the trade war helped boost the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi)...

PH T-bill rates rise on year’s 1st auction

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- The rates of Philippine Treasury bills (T-bills) rose across-the-board Monday, with strong demand being behind the rise in longer tenors, which National Treasurer Rosalia De Leon attributed...

PSEi rises anew; peso pulls back on risk-off sentiment

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Risk-on sentiments remained in the Philippines’ equity market Thursday but the peso weakened to its two-week low in line with its counterparts in the region. The Philippine Stock...

ING economist eyes December ‘18 inflation at 5.5%

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Philippines’ December 2018 inflation rate is seen to slide further to 5.5 percent as supply-side issues have been addressed and oil prices continue to decline in the...

PSEi, PHP start 2019 on positive note

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Volatilities remain overseas due in part to the US government shutdown, which is now on its 11th day, but the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the...

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