Fitch Solutions sees PH growing 5.9% in 2023
Fitch Solutions, a unit of Fitch Group, maintained on Friday a 5.9-percent growth forecast for the Philippine economy this year, ...
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street’s rise
Hong Kong, China—Most Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Friday as a Wall Street rebound brought some cheer to the region’s markets ...
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Asian markets mostly down on worries over rate hikes, inflation
Most markets fell in Asia on Tuesday following a sell-off in New York as traders fret that central bank efforts ...
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ECB mulls smaller rate hikes on ‘peak inflation’ hopes as energy prices drop
Frankfurt—Growing hopes that the eurozone’s red-hot inflation is nearing its peak could prompt European Central Bank policymakers to opt for ...
Read moreStocks, peso rise; ALI leads gainers
Stocks rose and the peso slightly gained Friday in line with the movement of other markets in the region despite ...
Read moreMarket declines; BPI, Converge lead gainers
Stocks fell Friday and the peso weakened against the US dollar as the optimism that coursed through trading floors earlier ...
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US rate hikes strain Hong Kong’s virus-weakened economy
Recent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have come at a bad time for Hong Kong which, thanks to its ...
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Top Fed exec sees two more rate hikes
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said a recent patch of weak economic data likely won’t throw the US central ...
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