Peso slightly strengthens vs dollar, touches P51 level

THE PESO slightly strengthened against the dollar on Tuesday, touching the P51 level intraday, due to weaker-than-expected jobs data in the United States. The local...

UnionBank sees growth in retail banking

UNIONBANK of the Philippines (UnionBank) said that retail banking will continue to grow as more Filipinos enter the work force. In an interview with BusinessWorld,...

AUB to launch QR-based digital payment system

ASIA UNITED Bank (AUB) is set to launch its own digital wallet to take advantage of its customer base. Maria Magdalena V. Surtida, AUB vice-president...

Baht seen under pressure this year

A SEASONAL DOWNTURN in Thailand’s baht driven by dividend outflows and a lack of tourists could be worse than usual this year amid rising...

Sewing tapped to steer Deutsche Bank through chaos

THE ERA of investment bankers calling the shots at Deutsche Bank appears to be over. Christian Sewing -- a three-decade veteran of the Frankfurt-based lender...

Peso to climb on weak US data

THE PESO is seen to strengthen against the dollar in the first few days of the week due to lukewarm US labor data and...

Gov’t securities to fetch mixed rates on Fed bets

YIELDS ON government securities on offer this week will likely end mixed amid concerns on US Federal Reserve rate hike. The Bureau of the Treasury...

Yields on gov’t papers flat amid increase in auctions

By Jochebed B. Gonzales Senior Researcher YIELDS ended flat on thin trading amid an increased supply of securities as the national government began conducting twice-a-week auctions...

BSP processing applications from 29 cryptocurrency exchange firms

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter THE CENTRAL BANK is evaluating more applications from virtual currency (VC) exchanges looking to operate in the Philippines, at...

Deutsche Bank to review CEO future amid clamor

DEUTSCHE BANK AG plans to clarify Chief Executive Officer John Cryan’s future Sunday as Chairman Paul Achleitner faces pressure from some key shareholders to...

Powell, Williams see more Fed hikes despite US-China dispute

FEDERAL RESERVE Chairman Jerome Powell backed further gradual interest-rate increases amid strong US economic momentum, in remarks that avoided the turbulent US stock market...

AUB to aggressively sign up WeChat Pay merchants during Boracay closure

THE impending closure of Boracay is viewed as an opportunity for WeChat Pay to sign up merchants eager to recoup lost revenue when the...