economy

PH firms turn sharply pessimistic amid war

Business confidence in the country plunged in March as companies reckoned with soaring energy costs…

BSP delivers 1st rate hike in 2 years

For the first time in more than two years, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)…

PSEi holds above 6,000

Local stocks eked out a modest gain on Tuesday as cautious optimism over geopolitical developments…

Mideast war pushes PH dollar deficit to over one-year high

More foreign currency left the Philippines than entered in March, pushing the balance of payments…

UA&P: April inflation to breach 5%, erode recovery gains

Philippine inflation may spike past 5 percent in April due to the energy crisis, potentially…

Poll: BSP to kick off tightening cycle as high oil prices bite

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to raise interest rates this week…

Winter, waves and the return of the unresolved

Economic cycles do not end because we are tired of them. They end because excess…

IMF: High debt limits PH response to energy crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the Philippine government to deploy a targeted fiscal response…

Oil prices to stay higher for longer

Oil prices are unlikely to retreat to pre-Iran conflict levels even if the fragile United…

BIZ BUZZ: No safe bets: Mideast war hits casinos 

The energy shock is clearly rippling into unlikely corners of the economy. Even the gaming…