THE PESO may weaken against the dollar this week as likely hawkish hints from the minutes of the latest US Federal Reserve policy meeting may boost the greenback.

THE Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) said it tied up with Metrobank Card Corp. (MCC) in an electronic-payments venture to facilitate Taguig and Valenzuela real property tax payments.

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has signed a memoradum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation with the Czech National Bank covering information exchange and regulatory cooperation.

THE peso strengthened on Friday after the US reported milder-than-expected inflation data and as hopes were raised for progress on the US-China trade dispute.

MORE FOREIGN CAPITAL exited the Philippines in September, marked by sustained net foreign selling of local stocks amid concerns on surging consumer prices and a weaker peso, the central bank said yesterday.

PHILIPPINE Bank of Communications (PBCom) is eyeing to open branch-lite units and deploy cash agents as it maximizes its synergy with the Puregold network.

WALL STREET is bracing for the prospect that the US uses this month’s semiannual foreign-exchange (FX) report to label China a currency manipulator, escalating the trade standoff between the two nations at a time when rising bond yields are already denting riskier assets.

THE start-up scene all over the world is still flourishing. In the Philippines, there are currently more than 300 start-ups in the country and over 200 of them are actively operating, according to the first study profiling the Philippine start-up ecosystem by PwC Philippines and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

THE PESO ended flat against the dollar on Thursday even as risk-off sentiment overnight pushed the local currency weaker in morning trade.

YIELDS fetched for term deposits surged to a fresh high yesterday even as demand cooled from a week ago, with players again crowding the seven-day papers at a time of market uncertainty.

RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) has launched basic deposit accounts (BDA), offering a cheaper and simpler way to access financial services in line with the government’s inclusion push.

UNIONBANK of the Philippines said its integrated operations center (IOC) launched last year will help supervise the overall operations of the bank, which in turn will translate to maximized revenues and a better customer experience.