Analysts’ Expectations on Monetary Policy Action (for March 21)

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to keep monetary policy settings steady on Thursday, according to comments from economists late last...

Philippine trade year-on-year performance (January 2019)

THE COUNTRY’s trade-in-goods deficit widened in January as exports declined and imports rebounded. Read the full story.

Labor force survey

LATEST data show a decline in the country’s unemployment rate and underemployment rates in January, the government’s statistical agency reported on Thursday. Read the...

Filipinos on Forbes’ 2019 list of world’s richest people

REAL ESTATE tycoon Manuel B. Villar, Jr. is now the country’s richest man, rising past other Filipinos on Forbes Magazine’s annual list of world...

Headline inflation rates in the Philippines (Ferbruary, 2019)

INFLATION eased for the fourth straight month and on to target in February to post the lowest reading in 12 months, helped by milder...

Analysts’ February Inflation Rate Estimates

INFLATION likely maintained its descent in February as rice prices continued to drop, analysts said in a BusinessWorld poll, with some even betting the...