Toyota Financial Services profit reaches P4.2 billion

CAR LEASING company Toyota Financial Services Philippines Corp. (TFSPH) reported double-digit increases in income and assets as of end-March, driven by a surge in...

UCPB welcomes gov’t plan to sell its stake

THE UNITED Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) welcomed the government’s plan to push through with the bank’s privatization, saying this would improve its competitiveness. “This will...

T-bills likely to fetch lower yields

TREASURY BILLS (T-bills) on offer today are expected to fetch lower yields, as strong demand for the shorter-tenored government securities remains amid a looming...

Yields on gov’t debt rise

EXPECTATIONS of another rate hike by the US central bank and geopolitical tensions in East Asia sent market players into a mode of caution,...

Peso seen to depreciate vs US dollar this week

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE PESO could depreciate versus the dollar this week amid renewed bets of a monetary policy hike in the...

Bankers advising Fed board see no Trump bump in bank lending

BANKERS advising the Federal Reserve Board said a lack of follow through in the Trump administration’s economic agenda has resulted in slowing credit demand...

Australia’s 4 largest banks to remove ATM withdrawal fees for all customers

AUSTRALIA’S four largest banks have scrapped cash withdrawal charges for all users, as the banking industry tries to salvage its reputation after a series...

Rate hike to be delayed as inflation remains contained

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter CHANCES of a rate hike from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) within the year are diminishing, analysts...

Peso surges amid rising US-North Korea tensions

THE PESO gained strength on Friday to return to the P50 level versus the dollar to its best showing in over a month as...

Current account to end in surplus on recovery of exports, imports

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINES could see its current account return to a modest surplus on the back of expectations that external...

Postbank conversion up for President’s OK

THE CONVERSION of the state-run Philippine Postal Savings Bank (Postbank) to a bank specialized for overseas Filipinos is currently awaiting the President’s approval, the...

Peso weakens on Fed

THE PESO weakened anew yesterday to return to the P51 level as hawkish statements from the United States Federal Reserve boosted the dollar. The local...