economy

Policy discipline needed to tackle economic pressure points

Global economic pressure points are complicating central banks’ mission to preserve price and financial stability.…

Hot money returned to PH debt in May; stock selling slowed

Flighty foreign funds returned to government securities in May, while outflows from Philippine equities eased…

BSP: Inflation likely eased in June to 6-7%

Philippine inflation likely slowed further in June, aided by a decline in oil prices, but…

BSP cuts external outlook as war weighs on foreign inflows

The Philippines is likely to face a weaker external position this year than previously anticipated…

Marcos gov’t lowers GDP growth targets

The Marcos administration has lowered its macroeconomic targets through 2030 and raised the proposed 2027…

BSP: PH consumer confidence slumps to postpandemic low

Filipino consumers turned the most downbeat since the pandemic in the second quarter as the…

Moody’s flags PH bank capital relief as ‘credit negative’

The move of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to let banks exclude government securities-related…

S&P cuts PH growth outlook to 4.1%

The Philippines received the largest growth forecast downgrade for 2026 among Asia-Pacific economies in S&P…

ANZ: BSP’s inflation fight threatens growth outlook

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) campaign to tame inflation through higher interest rates is…

Understanding kingdom economics

When we hear the word economics, we usually think of inflation, interest rates, jobs, investments,…