economy

PH, Japan ink 5 loan deals worth P65B

The Philippines has sealed five financing agreements with Japan worth P65.4 billion to fund big-ticket…

Gov’t borrowed more locally in Jan, up 5%

Gross borrowings of the Marcos administration grew by 5 percent in January, driven by higher…

PSEi mirrors Wall Street fall

The local bourse ended its brief stay in the positive territory on Friday as the…

PH creative economy took a hit in 2024, PSA data show

The Philippines’ creative economy posted its slowest growth in three years in 2024 after high…

Philippines swings back to dollar surplus

The Philippines broke its streak of dollar deficit to post its largest balance of payments…

Recto sees 50-to-75-bp full-year BSP rate cut

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto sees “high probability” of an interest rate cut at the April…

PSEi slips below 6,300 on Trump tariff woes

The local bourse ended in the red on Tuesday as investors gauged tariff uncertainties abroad,…

T-bond rates rise amid German fallout

The Marcos administration was still able to raise its target amount of longer-dated local debts…

Gov’t posted smaller fiscal surplus in January

The Marcos administration’s fiscal balance tilted to a surplus in January, although the windfall was…

BSP less optimistic on 2025, 2026 PH growth

The Philippine economy might grow slower than previously expected this year and in 2026 as…