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Espenilla: August inflation due to ‘cost push’ factors

MANILA — The country’s top banker described August’s higher-than-expected inflation rate as “an unfortunate confluence of cost-push factors”, of which “much …

Local stocks recover, peso slides ahead of major data releases

MANILA — The Philippines’ main equity gauge finished Tuesday with gains even as investors await August’s inflation rate report on Wednesday, …

Profit-taking spree downs Peso, local shares

MANILA — Lack of direction from bigger markets due in part to the Labor Day holiday in the US, resulted in …

PH to grow about 6.8% in 2018, Dominguez tells Fitch

MANILA — The Philippine economy’s growth is expected to remain strong at “close to 6.8 percent” this 2018 and will be …

PSEi recovers, Peso stands firm on Thursday

MANILA — The Philippines’ main equities gauge recovered while the peso ended almost unchanged against the greenback during Thursday’s session as …

Economic managers seek clarity on proposed federal charter

MANILA — Clarity. This is what economic managers are seeking from the draft Federal Constitution. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said …

Dominguez welcomes local currency financing plan for infra program

MANILA — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III welcomes a proposal by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to use local currency …

Diokno hopeful of infra projects financing pact w/ China by Nov ’18

MANILA — Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno expressed optimism for the signing of at least 10 infrastructure-related agreements with China …

PSEi, Peso down on US-Canada trade worries

MANILA — Trade tensions overseas continue to dampen investor sentiments in Philippine markets resulting in the slip of the main equities …

Gov’t considering changes in 2019 budget proposal

MANILA — The Duterte administration is sticking with its proposed cash-based budgeting system for 2019 but Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin …

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