inflation

PH consumer confidence hits pandemic-era low

Consumer confidence fell to a pandemic-era low in the fourth quarter as a widening graft…

PSEi regains ground on cooler inflation

Local stocks emerged stronger on the last trading day, regaining the index’s hold on the…

Lower food prices cooled November inflation to 1.5%

Inflation cooled to 1.5 percent in November after the continued decline in rice prices helped…

Factory gate prices stall in October as electronics sector pulls back

Factory-gate prices stalled in October, edging up by less than half a percent year-on-year as…

Poll: Inflation likely eased to 1.6% in Nov

Inflation likely eased in November despite a string of late-season storms, as falling rice prices…

BSP: Nov inflation may remain tame, settle at 1.1-1.9%

Inflation in the Philippines may have stayed below the central bank’s target in November, despite…

PH growth projected to stay stuck near 4%

The widening corruption scandal—already eroding business confidence and prompting a shake-up in the administration—threatens to…

Weakening peso won’t derail interest rate cuts–economist

The peso’s slide may not deter the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from cutting interest…

Tame inflation, rate cuts give PH banks breather on bad loans

Bad loans held by Philippine lenders fell to a six-month low in September, reflecting stronger…

Flexible rice tariff policy seen to temper food prices 

The government’s adoption of a gradual and flexible rice tariff adjustment starting next year could…