economy

Record-low peso hurting Filipino consumers

A cratering peso, on top of higher borrowing costs, could increasingly hurt Filipinos at home,…

Peso weakens further, breaches 62:$1 level 

The Philippine peso fell to a new record low on Friday, breaching the 62-per-dollar level…

Philippines keeps A-rating from Japan debt watcher

The Philippines retained its “A-” investment-grade rating with a stable outlook from the Japan Credit…

Aug inflation seen hitting as high as 6.5%

The onslaught of monsoon rains and persistently high oil prices likely kept Philippine inflation above…

PH July budget deficit widens 462% to P106.3B

The government’s budget deficit ballooned by 461.7 percent to P106.3 billion in July from P18.9…

Amro cuts 2026 PH growth forecast

The Philippines may post its weakest growth in nearly two decades this year, outside of…

BSP raises policy rate to 5%; peso sinks to new low

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered another quarter-point interest rate on Thursday, extending its…

PH long-term growth unlikely to top 6%

The Philippine economy’s growth potential is unlikely to exceed 6 percent over the next two…

DOF, BSP cite PH economic resilience as Moody’s keeps rating

The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) welcomed Moody’s Ratings’ decision…

Deutsche Bank sees fresh quarter-point BSP rate hike to 5%

Price pressures remain widespread enough to warrant another quarter-point rate hike from the Bangko Sentral…