economy

Faster Jan inflation narrows room for major BSP rate cut

The space for further interest rate cuts remains for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP),…

Housing, utilities push inflation to 11-mo high

Philippine inflation picked up again in January, exceeding the pace expected by market consensus, as…

Amid confidence crisis, PH ‘hot money’ tally shrank in 2025

The Philippine capital markets drew a smaller net inflow of fickle foreign funds in 2025,…

BSP signals monetary easing cycle to end soon

As inflation moved back to the target range, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) hinted…

Tepid GDP growth might push peso toward 60:$1–MUFG

Weaker prospects for the Philippine peso are seen after the country’s economy underperformed last year,…

T-bill rates fall as anemic GDP spurs rate cut bets

Yields on short-dated local government debts dipped anew as the disappointing fourth-quarter economic growth print…

PSEi slips to 6,200 level on economic worries

Local stocks opened the week on a weaker footing as concerns over the local economy’s…

At the crossroads: Growth, exclusion and the cost of waiting

The Philippines stands at a critical juncture in its economic life. The 3 percent gross…

PH growth miss darkens ’26 outlook

The outlook for the Philippine economy this year has darkened after growth in the last…

PSEi seen testing 6,450

Local stocks may continue to stabilize this week after bargain hunting helped the benchmark index…