BSP launches mobile app featuring real-time data, news
THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday launched a mobile app that will feature real-time financial data and news to improve the public’s...
Peso weakens on lingering tariff jitters
THE PESO weakened against the dollar on Monday amid continued market jitters over the escalating global trade war and the possibility of a recession.
The...
Treasury bill, bond rates may be mixed due to market volatility
RATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) to be auctioned off this week may end mixed to mirror secondary market yield...
Inflation expectations, market jitters heighten Fed’s dilemma
WASHINGTON — Soaring consumer inflation expectations, driven to a level not seen since the early 1980s, coupled with jittery markets and rising US Treasury...
BSP securities fetch lower yields
YIELDS on the central bank’s short-term securities ended lower on Friday, with strong demand seen for the two-month tenors.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP)...
Debt yields end higher on Trump tariffs, BSP
YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market went up last week amid increased volatility due to the Trump administration’s shifting tariff...
Peso may be range-bound on escalating US-China trade war
THE PESO may move sideways against the dollar this week as markets continue to monitor the growing trade war between the United States and...
Term deposit yields drop on BSP rate cut hopes
YIELDS on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposits edged lower on Thursday as the offer was oversubscribed amid expectations of a rate...
IC allows insurers to invest in pooled funds, structured notes
INSURANCE COMPANIES, professional reinsurers, and mutual benefit associations (MBA) will now be allowed to invest in more instruments and entities under new guidelines issued...
Fed officials signal no plans to ride to the rescue with rate cuts
US FEDERAL RESERVE policy makers worry US President Donald J. Trump’s trade policy could deal a blow to economic growth, but are signaling they...
Healthy soil as carbon sink: a solution to climate change?
By Flor G. Tarriela
Many of us enjoy the outdoors, gardening or even tending to a small farm. But today, we feel the heat — literally — of...
Peso slips vs dollar as BSP resumes easing cycle
THE PESO slipped against the dollar on Thursday as players took positions following the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) move to resume its easing...