BTr upsizes Treasury bill award as yields drop across all tenors
THE GOVERNMENT increased the volume of Treasury bills (T-bills) it awarded on Monday as yields continued to decline after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
PNB’s 2025 net profit climbs 20%
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL Bank’s (PNB) net income jumped by 20% in 2025 as its consumer business posted strong growth.
The bank’s attributable net profit rose to...
Peso surges to five-month high on tariff ruling
THE PESO surged to a five-month high against the dollar on Monday after the US Supreme Court ruled that the reciprocal tariffs imposed by...
Deutsche Bank sees last rate cut in June
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) could stand pat at its next meeting before delivering its final rate cut for this easing cycle in...
Pre-need sector books higher premium income
PRE-NEED COMPANIES’ combined premium income rose by 5.73% year on year to P23.94 billion in 2025 despite a decrease in the number of licensed...
PHL, UAE central banks ink partnership on Islamic finance, cross-border transactions
CENTRAL BANKS of the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance Islamic banking and...
T-bill, bond yields may end mixed on BSP bets
RATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) to be auctioned off this week could end mixed on uncertainty over the Bangko...
Peso may decline further on escalating US-Iran tensions
THE PESO could weaken further against the dollar this week due to growing tensions between the United States and Iran.
On Friday, the local unit...
Debt yields mixed after BSP move
YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market were mixed last week as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered a sixth...
Gov’t working to align PHL bond pricing standards with global rules
THE GOVERNMENT is looking to align the Philippines’ bond pricing standards with international rules to boost the country’s chances of re-entering the JPMorgan Chase...
Yields on BSP bills drop after rate cut
YIELDS on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) short-term securities declined further on Friday as it cut benchmark borrowing costs for a sixth straight...
Metrobank’s 2025 net income hits record high
METROPOLITAN BANK & Trust Co. (Metrobank) in 2025 posted an all-time high net income for the fourth consecutive year, backed by steady loan growth...