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US Fed pauses rate hikes but predicts long fight against inflation

The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold interest rates at a 22-year high while predicting that lending rates will need to remain higher...

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, taking into account the...

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 on the last trading...

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 to tame inflation will...

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 a smaller rate hike...