MANILA (Reuters) – Protesters in Manila trampled on an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday as they condemned China’s “aggression” against the Philippines …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines central bank was still hawkish with monetary policy and saw further room for an interest rate hike, with a cut …
By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine inflation slowed to its weakest in nearly two years in December but full-year readings …
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank needs more data to be convinced that the downward trend in …
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.50% for a second time on Thursday …
MANILA (Reuters) – Strong aftershocks from an earthquake that has killed at least three people and a new tremor in southern Philippines are forcing thousands …
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Philippine Islands region on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was 10 km …
By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank kept its policy rate steady at 6.5% on Thursday, as expected, …
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.50% on Thursday after an …
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25% for a third consecutive …
MANILA (Reuters) – Analog chipmaker Texas Instruments is planning to invest up to $1 billion to expand its Philippine facilities, the Southeast Asian nation’s presidential …
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday denied making an agreement with China to remove …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank is prepared to resume tightening monetary policy given that inflation remains a challenge, central bank officials said on …
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25% for a second straight …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States urged China on Saturday to stop harassing Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, pledging to stand with the Philippines …
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation in April was expected to come in between 6.3% and 7.1%, with downward pressure from lower electricity rates and …
By Karen Lema SAN ANTONIO, Philippines (Reuters) – U.S. and Philippine armed forces unleashed a volley of missiles on a mock enemy warship in the …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ central bank considers it “dangerous” to cut interest rates faster than a policy easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve, its …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ central bank could pause its interest rate- hiking cycle at its meeting next month due to easing inflation, its governor …
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s approval ratings edged lower due to public dissatisfaction over his government’s handling of inflation, but he remains …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank may consider pausing its monetary tightening next month if April inflation does not accelerate, the bank’s governor said …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has “probably done enough” to tackle inflation, the country’s finance secretary said on Tuesday, in comments …
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation in March was expected to come in between 7.4% and 8.2%, with downward pressure seen from lower prices of …
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Sunday he believed that the central bank was leaning towards a pause in interest rate …
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will hike its main interest rate by a modest 25 basis points on Thursday, followed …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank said on Friday it expects a current account deficit of $17.1 billion for 2023, equivalent to 4% of …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank said on Friday that the local banking system remains safe and sound, amid concerns over the potential for …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine stock market’s opening was delayed by half an hour on Wednesday because of a technical issue, the bourse operator said. …
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine inflation was likely within the 7.8% to 8.6% range in December because of upward pressures from higher electricity rates and agricultural …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank on Thursday said it was backing the creation of a sovereign wealth fund being pushed by President Ferdinand …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank may pause its interest rate hikes in the first quarter of next year if there are “no major …
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will opt for a jumbo 75 basis point interest rate hike on Thursday to combat …
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines central bank governor Felipe Medalla repeated on Friday he will vote to raise interest rates by 75 points at the monetary …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government will help ensure inflation will be on target-consistent path over the medium term by addressing supply shocks and bottlenecks, …
MANILA (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is expanding into the Philippines by offering satellite broadband service to businesses and the …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank said on Tuesday it was taking steps to manage any disruption in the financial market, and urged participants …
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank on Friday said it expects the annual inflation rate for September to stay within the 6.6% to 7.4% …
By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank hiked its benchmark interest rates by half a percentage point …
MANILA – The Philippine central bank will continue supporting the economy’s recovery despite a planned 25 or 50 basis point rate hike this month, its …
MANILA – The Philippine central bank expects inflation to ease back to within its 2%-4% target band next year, from a projected average of 5% …
By Neil Jerome Morales and ADRIAN PORTUGAL BANGUED, Philippines -Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos promised on Thursday to help rebuild homes damaged by a powerful earthquake …
MANILA – Philippine’s central bank is ready use the “full force of available measures” and take all necessary monetary policy actions to combat inflation, its …
MANILA – The Philippine central bank is ready to use available tools to bring inflation back within the official 2%-4% target range, its governor said …
By Enrico Dela Cruz and Karen Lema MANILA – Philippine inflation surged to the highest level in nearly four years in June, cementing expectations for …
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Bearish bets on the Philippine peso grew as the central bank adopted a more modest approach than its peers to …
MANILA – Incoming Philippine central bank governor Felipe Medalla said on Wednesday he was not ruling out further interest rate hikes to combat above-target inflation …
TOKYO – The Philippines on Wednesday appealed directly to consumers in its top export market Japan to pay higher prices for imported bananas to help …
MANILA – Philippine central bank governor Benjamin Diokno, who takes on a new role as finance secretary next month, said on Friday he does not …
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By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU – The Philippine central bank will kick off its tightening cycle on Thursday, much earlier than previously thought, joining peers …