economy

Why the next market shock could hit more PSE firms 

In times of economic uncertainty, one of the most important questions investors and business leaders…

Lim vows to deepen PH capital markets

Francis Lim, the newly appointed chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), vowed to…

BSP: FDIs extended slump in March

The Philippines captured less foreign direct investments (FDI) in March, as the net inflow of…

Lower May inflation pushes down T-bill rates

Yields on short-dated local debts of the government eased during Monday’s sale of Treasury bills,…

Trade talks push PSEi above 6,400

The local bourse rose past the 6,400 level on Monday as traders cheered the resumption…

BSP: Bad loans rose to 5-mo high in April 

Bad debts held by local banks rose to a five-month high in April, as joblessness…

Switzerland hits UBS with $26 billion added capital requirement

BERN—The Swiss government on Friday proposed stricter rules for UBS following its takeover of Credit…

Japan trade negotiator touts progress in US toll talks

TOKYO—Japan had made some progress in a fifth round of trade talks with US officials…

US suspends licenses to ship nuclear plant parts to China

The US in recent days suspended licenses for nuclear equipment suppliers to sell to China’s…

US stocks edge toward records with inflation, policy in focus

NEW YORK—The US stock rebound has driven key indexes to the cusp of record levels,…