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Luzon Economic Corridor may create 1 M jobs
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (314+ words) AS MANY as 1 million jobs could be generated for Filipinos under expanding Philippines-US economic cooperation as both sides advance plans for trade, infrastructure and technology projects aimed at strengthening supply chains and boosting growth, according to Malaca'ang. President Ferdinand R. Marcos,…...
Investors brace for a bigger backlash from Middle East war
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (780+ words) LONDON " From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a protracted regional war, with ramifications for everything from global…...
PSEi soars to 6, 400 level on BSP rate cut hopes
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (496+ words) THE MAIN INDEX soared to the 6, 400 level on Monday to hit a near six-month high amid growing hopes for another rate cut from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) next month. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) surged by 1. 13% or…...
Stocks go down on profit taking before US data
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (481+ words) PHILIPPINE STOCKS ended lower on Tuesday as investors pocketed their gains following the market's three-day climb and awaited the release of key US data that could affect the US Federal Reserve's policy decision this month. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange…...
Corruption issues may dampen gov't spending until first half of 2026
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (600+ words) GOVERNMENT spending will likely remain slow until the first half of 2026 as governance issues linger, dragging economic growth below target until 2027, ANZ Research said. "Public infrastructure spending is unlikely to rebound until governance issues are resolved, probably in the second…...
Poll: Inflation likely picked up in Feb.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1270+ words) By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter" PHILIPPINE INFLATION may have hit its fastest pace in over a year as price pressures from higher costs of electricity, oil and rice pushed up the headline print in February, analysts said. The consumer price index…...