THE PESO slipped versus the dollar on Friday to its weakest in a week, as investors await the turnout of key economic data in the United States and further hints on its ongoing trade war with China.

PHILIPPINE SAVINGS Bank (PSBank) reported higher net earnings in the first half of the year on the back of strong net interest income and service fees.

GLOBAL BOND markets may have less to worry about from an all-out Japanese exodus. The yields on Japan’s benchmark bond are still too low to tempt regional lenders to switch investments back home, even after the central bank permitted a higher trading range, according to managers and traders at the companies.

THE business of making money ‘green’ is beginning to flourish. One just needs to look at recent numbers to see the growing business opportunity.

THE PESO slipped against the dollar on Thursday following data showing slower-than-expected Philippine economic growth in the second quarter and ahead of the central bank’s move to raise interest rates anew.

BANKS continued to crowd the one-week term deposits offered by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this week, as players await the regulator’s decision on interest rates today.

UNION BANK of the Philippines, Inc. expects its loan portfolio growth to accelerate further in the third quarter after it resolved issues on credit for teachers.

ASIA UNITED Bank (AUB) saw higher net earnings in the first half of the year supported by double-digit growth in its core businesses.

BIG BANKS in the Philippines managed to grow their bottom lines during the first half of 2018 at a time of rising interest rates and bigger tax dues, latest central bank data showed.

THE PESO weakened against the dollar on Wednesday due to a wider trade deficit and as market players await for the central bank’s monetary policy decision.

SECURITY BANK Corp. booked lower net earnings in the first semester of the year due to a decline in trading gains and an increase in provisions for income tax.

SHIFTING government fund releases to digital channels will give a substantial boost to electronic payments, the central bank chief said, but flagged that connectivity issues remain a barrier to adoption.