economy

US starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff

WASHINGTON—US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 percent tariff on all imports…

Global brokerages raise recession odds; JP Morgan sees 60 percent chance

JP Morgan ratcheted up its odds for a US and global recession to 60 percent,…

PSEi torn between local optimism, tariff woes

There may be a tug-of-war between domestic optimism and global uncertainty this week at the…

PH not expected to hurt as badly from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

On April 2, United States President Trump unveiled a sweeping 10-percent tariff on all imports…

Foreign borrowings surged 42x in Feb as gov’t locked in low rates

The Marcos administration borrowed much more from foreign creditors in February, having raised billions of…

BSP rate cut penciled in

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) might resume cutting interest rates this week as inflation…

Purisima hits Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’

Former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima on Friday described US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy…

PH inflation slowed to 1.8% in March, a near 5-yr low

Inflation in the Philippines slowed to a nearly five-year low of 1.8 percent in March,…

In a volatile economic environment, only timeless heritage and trustworthy brands survive

Multilateral institutions International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Asian Development Bank project a world of…

The two main solutions to addressing hunger in PH

To address our hunger problem, it is important to immediately address nutrition. And to implement…