economy

PSEi climbs back to 6,100 on tariff hike relief

The local bourse climbed above the 6,100 level on Monday as investors cheered the United…

Neda: Tariff war puts 8% ʼ25 GDP growth in peril

The upper-end of the Marcos administration’s 6 to 8 percent target range for economic expansion…

Tariffs angst sinks US consumer sentiment, boosts inflation expectations

WASHINGTON — US consumer sentiment deteriorated sharply in April and 12-month inflation expectations surged to…

Gov’t told: Don’t copy Vietnam offer to US

The country’s largest exporters’ group is advising the government against matching Vietnam’s reported offer of…

Gov’t debt service bill down by 82% in Feb to P 52.2B

The Marcos administration carried a lighter debt service burden in February on the back of…

BIZ BUZZ: DepDev in, DOF out?

It seems like the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda)— which will soon be known…

Two more rate cuts likely this year

Two more rate cuts are likely in the cards this year, thanks to a benign…

Marcos signs law reorganizing Neda, renaming it ‘Dep’t of Economy, Planning and Development’

Call it the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DepDev) — the new name of…

BSP reviews 2-4% inflation target

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the central bank was reviewing…

BIZ BUZZ: Upside from Trump tariff tantrum

It’s on a 90-day pause for now. But with the barrage of reciprocal tariffs that…