September inflation hit four-year high of 6.9%
Inflation rate hit a four-year high of 6.9 percent on the back of higher food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority ...
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Stock market rebounds on bargain-hunting
Stocks rebounded Monday on bargain-hunting after the benchmark index plunged 8.3 percent last week amid concerns on rising inflation and ...
Read moreVolatile trading expected at start of Q4
Trading at the local stock market is expected to remain volatile at the start of the fourth quarter as global ...
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September inflation likely hit 7.4%—Bangko Sentral
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Friday inflation in September likely rose to as high as 7.4 percent from 6.3 ...
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Japan eyes more stimulus to tackle inflation, low yen
Tokyo, Japan—Japan is preparing another round of economic stimulus measures, the government said Friday, as rising prices and the plummeting ...
Read moreIndonesia hikes rates for 2nd straight month
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s central bank hiked its key interest rate for the second month in a row Thursday to combat rising ...
Read moreDollar dips after rally; Asian stocks stabilize
HONG KONG, China—The dollar lost a little of its strength Tuesday after starting the week by surging against major peers, ...
Read moreECB to keep raising rates, says Lagarde
FRANKFURT, Germany—The European Central Bank expects to keep hiking interest rates to combat soaring inflation, its president Christine Lagarde said ...
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Fasten your seat belts
"With the Russia-Ukraine conflict continuing to drag, winter coming up, and the peso value continuing to go down, today’s relief ...
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Fewer companies plan to hire workers in fourth quarter—BSP survey
Fewer companies are planning to hire more workers in the fourth quarter because of higher inflation, rising oil prices and ...
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