economy

T-bill rates mostly up amid fragile Israel-Iran truce

The Marcos administration borrowed at higher cost during Monday’s sale of short-dated Treasury bills (T-bills)…

PSEi rides US tariff relief; DigiPlus up 14.6%

The US government’s move to delay the implementation of higher tariffs gave the local stock…

PH ramps up efforts to forge win-win US trade deal

The Marcos administration is ramping up efforts to forge a favorable trade deal with the…

Gov’t debt payments up 16% in May

The debt service burden of the Marcos administration grew in May after both amortizations and…

Cloudy outlook on Fed cuts risk to BSP easing

A cloudy outlook on monetary policy in the United States is emerging as the biggest…

PH credit card debt reaches ‘critical risk’ levels

Credit card debt in the Philippines is at a “critical” risk level as the typical…

Drop in rice prices keeps lid on inflation

With prices of staples such as rice falling at their steepest since 1995, inflation has…

BSP lines up 2 more rate cuts in 2025

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) might reduce its benchmark interest rate twice more in…

Gov’t debt rose to new record high of P16.92T

The debt load of the government went up in May to almost P17 trillion, although…

PH ‘upper middle-income’ dream elusive

Filipinos continued to lag behind their peers in Southeast Asia in terms of average income…