The first half of 2025 has just come to a close, and the Philippines Stock Exchange Index is down 2.5 percent for the year-to-date period. Yet for investors who took the time to research and select ...

Investors are expected to show a stronger preference for short-term government securities in the coming weeks, amid global economic uncertainties triggered by the newly imposed 20 percent US tariff on ...

The latest round of tariffs announced by the United States has again cast a shadow over the Asia-Pacific's economic outlook as the trade-reliant region has had to grapple with export duties of as much ...

Rising trade tensions, global policy uncertainty, and regional conflicts are presenting challenges to economies in the Middle East and North Africa and Caucasus and Central Asia regions. Policymakers ...

The Philippines is expecting a weaker external position than it previously expected for this year, as a large import bill and ...

THE country’s balance of payments (BOP) will end this year and 2028 in deficit amid increased external uncertainties, the ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has revised its current account deficit forecast for 2025 to 3.3% of GDP, down from its earlier estimate of 3.9%, and expects it to narrow further to 2.5% in 2026 ...

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine central bank is forecasting the country's current account deficit to narrow to 3.3% of gross ...

MANILA, Philippines - Headwinds coming from the US tariffs and the war in the Middle East prompted the Marcos administration to temper its growth ambition, highlighting the growing challenges for an ...

Nike said Thursday it would cut its reliance on production in China to mitigate the impact from US tariffs on imports, and forecast a smaller drop in first-quarter revenue than expected by ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government on Thursday, June 26, announced it cut its economic growth targets amid what it described as evolving global developments.