Peso flat ahead of Fed, BSP policy reviews

THE PESO ended flat against the dollar yesterday as market players stayed on the sidelines ahead of the US inflation data. The local currency ended...

Gov’t partially awards T-bills as rates rise

By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan Reporter THE GOVERNMENT made a partial award of the Treasury bills (T-bill) it planned to raise on Monday as yields increased...

BSP warns vs cryptocurrency use

By Karl Angelo N. Vidal THE CENTRAL BANK is not endorsing cryptocurrencies as mediums of exchange or investment vehicles despite their growing popularity amid continued...

Rediscount borrowings surge in Feb.

PHILIPPINE BANKS resumed availing of rediscount loans from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in February after it stood untapped the previous month, the...

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas bank supervisor takes aim at male-dominated boards

THE PHILIPPINE central bank’s female deputy in charge of supervising the nation’s lenders has a message for their chief executives: Get more women onto...

Peso slips on cautious markets

THE PESO inched lower against the dollar on Monday as market players were cautious due to possible interest rate hikes coming from central banks...

T-bills seen to fetch higher rates

By Karl Angelo N. Vidal YIELDS on Treasury bills (T-bills) on auction today will likely rise amid continued market uncertainty over possible interest rate hikes...

Yields on gov’t debt flat over inflation results

By Christine Joyce S. Castañeda Senior Researcher YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market were flat last week amid concerns over February inflation...

Peso likely to weaken against US dollar this week

THE PESO is expected to weaken against the dollar this week, after the latest US labor report showed the continued strengthening of the US...

Goldman Sachs uses data to help improve bank’s diversity, Cooper says

DURING the decade Edith Cooper, one of Wall Street’s most powerful black women, led human resources at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the firm focused...

RCBC Savings posts double-digit income growth

THE SAVINGS ARM of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) booked a double-digit income growth in 2017 on the back of the continued expansion...

Bank of Makati to open 40 branch-lite offices

BANK of Makati, Inc. (BMI) wants to open branch-lite offices this year to tap the unbanked and underserved Filipinos in rural areas. During the launch...