‘February cut on the table,’ says BSP governor Remolona
FURTHER MONETARY POLICY easing might come as early as the Monetary Board’s first meeting for 2026 amid subdued inflation and dismal economic growth last...
ADB expects PHL household spending to improve in 2026
By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) said household consumption in the Philippines is likely to rebound in 2026 on the...
Peso nears record low as inflation picks up
THE PESO weakened to a fresh one-month trough against the dollar on Tuesday to close just a shade higher than its record low as...
PSEi surges to 6,300 level as blue chips rally
THE PHILIPPINE stock benchmark jumped to a near five-month high on Tuesday as blue chips jumped and after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...
Factory output grows at slowest pace in 7 months
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT growth fell to a seven‑month low in November, weighed down by weak domestic consumption and sluggish export demand.
Preliminary results of the Philippine...
Inflation eases to 1.7% in 2025, slowest in 9 years
HIGHER FOOD PRICES during the holiday season lifted inflation to 1.8% in December, although the full-year average eased to 1.7% — the slowest in nearly a decade, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.
Philippine jobless rate climbs despite holiday hiring
By Erika Mae P. Sinaking
THE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of the holiday hiring season,...
BoC falls short of full-year target in 2025
By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) on Wednesday said revenue collections rose to P934.4 billion in 2025 but missed its...
Philippine peso drops to fresh record low as BSP says February rate cut on...
The Philippine peso declined to a new record low after the central bank signaled an interest-rate cut and as traders assessed its tolerance for...
NG debt inches up to record-high P17.65T
THE PHILIPPINES’ total outstanding debt inched up to a fresh high of P17.65 trillion as of end-November, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.
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PSE index down on profit taking after 3-day climb
THE MAIN INDEX ended lower on Wednesday as investors pocketed their gains from the market’s three-day climb that saw the stock benchmark hit multi-month...
Peso slides to fresh record low of P59.355 per dollar
By Aaron Michael C. Sy, Reporter
THE PESO fell to a fresh record low against the dollar on Wednesday amid dovish signals from the Philippine...