Peso recovery hinges on US-Iran ceasefire deal
THE PESO could still return to the P60 level versus the dollar and even weaken further despite the United States and Iran forging a...
ASEAN members working to strengthen currency swap lines as crisis bites, Bangko Sentral chief...
MEMBERS of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are working on expanding a regional crisis financing initiative as they deal with the economic...
Workplaces should be safe spaces
By Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez
There is no need to belabor the irony of various public figures making what have been widely considered as misogynistic remarks, being front and...
Asian stocks exodus fuels largest emerging market outflows since 2020, IIF data shows
LONDON — Foreign investors pulled $70.3 billion from emerging market (EM) assets in March, the biggest outflow since the pandemic rout in March 2020,...
Fed minutes show growing openness to rate hikes at March meeting
WASHINGTON — A growing group of Federal Reserve policymakers felt last month that interest rate hikes might be needed to counter inflation that continued...
TDF yields move sideways on robust demand
YIELDS on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposits moved sideways on Wednesday as a recent bond maturity boosted market demand, with sentiment...
Peso surges on US-Iran ceasefire deal
THE PESO jumped to the P59-a-dollar level on Wednesday, logging a near one-month high after Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire with the United...
RCBC raises P20.5B via three-year bonds
RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has raised P20.5 billion from the sale of three-year ASEAN Sustainability bonds, marking its largest peso debt issuance so...
Pru Life UK launches new diversified investment fund
PRU LIFE Insurance Corp. of UK (Pru Life UK) has launched a global investment-linked income insurance fund available for both peso and dollar products...
Bond yields mixed as war keeps market on edge
THE GOVERNMENT borrowed its target amount via its dual-tranche Treasury bond (T-bond) offer on Tuesday as investors sought to place their excess cash in...
Peso tumbles as dollar gains before Trump’s Iran deadline
THE PESO tumbled against the dollar on Tuesday due to renewed market uncertainty as markets monitor developments in the Middle East conflict amid a...
Bank of Japan likely to raise rates by July on mounting price pressure, ex-board...
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will likely raise interest rates by July, as soaring oil costs from the Middle East war increase...