Money managers say there’s nowhere to hide as Super El Niño forms
The prospect of the world’s strongest ever El Niño cycle has a growing number of money managers racing to prepare their portfolios for the disruption...
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Venezuelans call for elections in first national protest in nearly two years
CARACAS/MARACAY — Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Thursday in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years, as demonstrators demanded free...
BSP surprises with jumbo rate hike, signals further tightening
By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday delivered a surprise 50-basis-point (bp) rate hike and signaled it was prepared...
Philippine budget deficit widens slightly in September
By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) budget deficit widened slightly in September despite double-digit revenue growth that outpaced the rise...
PEZA beats full-year investment target in Oct.
By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has approved P12.5 billion in investments in October, bringing the 10-month total...
Peso closes at record low for fourth straight day
By Aaron Michael C. Sy, Reporter THE PESO sank to a fresh record low against the US dollar on Thursday as volatile oil prices and...
Gov’t urged to hold release of 2026 allocations covered by SC decision
By Erika Mae P. Sinaking, Reporter and Francessca S. Abalos THE Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) advised the Marcos administration to temporarily hold off...
Philippine central bank hikes key rate by 50 bps amid inflation woes
By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its key policy rate by a half-point for the first time in nearly...
Cloudflare sees millions of exploit attempts after PHP disclosure
CLOUD services firm Cloudflare saw millions of exploitation attempts after the public disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language PHP, CEO Matthew...
Signal No. 2 up in Batanes, parts of Babuyan Islands amid Super Typhoon Champi — PAGASA
Storm Signal No. 2 has been raised over Batanes and the northeastern portion of the Babuyan Islands due to Super Typhoon Champi, which is expected...