YIELDS ON government securities (GS) moved south as local bonds tracked US Treasuries after the Philippines’ headline inflation print in October remained within market expectations.

THE PESO may climb further versus the dollar this week as the market expects a further decline in cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 and after the Democratic Party’s Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was projected to be the new 46th president of the United States.

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) fully awarded P60 billion in short-term securities on Friday as investors asked for lower yields following a downward...

THE PESO continued to rise versus the dollar on Friday as the Democratic Party maintained its lead in the United States election. The local unit...

INSULAR LIFE Assurance Co. Ltd. (InLife) launched a P1-billion investment portfolio that it targets to grow by 25% within five years, banking on gains...

BANKS are employing prudential strategies to weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, such as reducing exposures to segments deemed vulnerable and cutting operational costs, a report from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

METROPOLITAN BANK & Trust Co. (Metrobank) is targeting double-digit growth in its new digital accounts following the expansion of its mobile services.

The ASEAN Women CEOs Summit will be held in Vietnam on Nov. 9 with the theme “Making Changes for a Stronger and More Responsive Women Entrepreneurs Community” with Jesus Lavina, Counsellor and Deputy Head of EU delegation, as keynote speaker. I am privileged to be a panelist at the session on “Gender-Smart Investing” together with Michael DiGregorio (The Asia Foundation), Nguyen Thi Nga, (Chair BRG Group), SREAT Mom Sophear (CEO SOPHIYA Travel) and Bui Thu Thuy (Director Vietnam Ministry of Planning) moderated by Elisa Saenz (UN Women).

THE PESO strengthened versus the dollar on Thursday as inflation inched up in October and amid early results of the United States presidential election.

YIELDS ON term deposits offered by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) rose on Wednesday on expectations of faster October inflation.

THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the reissued three-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Wednesday as its yield rose with inflation expected to tick up and amid an uncertain economic outlook in the United States.

THE PESO inched up versus the dollar on Wednesday on data showing the country’s trade deficit narrowed in September and amid uncertainties on the results of the presidential election in the United States.