economy

FinTech groups back “Konektadong Pinoy” bill

Private sector groups FinTech Alliance PH, Better Internet PH and other business organizations expressed support…

T-bill rates up as shallow easing looms large

Yields on short-dated local debts of the government snapped five straight weeks of decline ahead…

PH vehicle output contracted 7.2% in Nov ’24

The country’s vehicle production declined in November last year by 7.2 percent, falling by nearly…

Trump 2.0 sank FDIs in Nov

The flow of job-generating foreign investments in the Philippines posted a double-digit slump in November…

PH dollar reserves dipped to 9-mo low in Jan

The Philippines’ dollar reserves declined at the start of the year, hitting a nine-month low…

BSP tipped to deliver fresh policy rate cut

Fifteen out of 16 economists polled by the Inquirer last week expected the powerful Monetary…

Valentine’s Day economics: Spending on flowers down but…

Amid the rising prices of basic commodities, Filipinos are tightening their belts even on the…

PSEi slips anew amid further profit-taking

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended the trading in the red as investors took…

Filipino-Chinese group bucks P200 legislated wage hike

A local group of Filipino-Chinese businessmen on Friday reiterated its call for the government to…

PH factory output growth slowed in 2024

Local factory output growth eased in 2024, with the sector unable to squeeze out a…