Trump’s 15% tariffs on Chinese goods take effect
WASHINGTON
— The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports took
effect early Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes,
shoes, sporting goods...
BSP forecasts August inflation at 1.3% to 2.1%
MANILA - Philippine monetary officials
forecast a further deceleration of the inflation rate with August 2019 figure
projected to stay between 1.3 to 2.1 percent given...
Duterte to Chinese bizmen: Report corrupt experiences in PH
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has told
Chinese businessmen in Beijing to personally report to him if they encountered trouble
with corruption while setting up businesses...
DOF exec sees higher budget gap due to spending catch-up plan
MANILA - A ranking official of the Department
of Finance expects the budget gap increasing in the remaining months of the
year as the government implements...
Global stocks rise on US-China trade hopes
BEIJING Global stocks rose Friday on hopes that next
month’s U.S.-Chinese talks might produce progress towards ending a costly
tariff war over trade and technology.
Investors were...
Du30 signs law allowing more Islamic banks in the country
MANILA –
President Rodrigo Duterte have recently signed into law a measure that
authorizes the expansion of Islamic banking system in the Philippines.
Republic Act 11439, signed...
Pernia assures care for environment while meeting power needs
MANILA - Socioeconomic Planning secretary
Ernesto Pernia on Friday assured the public that the bid to meet the domestic
economy’s rising demand for power is being...
PCA holds 19th Kalubihan Fest
Philippine
Coconut Authority (PCA) Province of Guimaras and Guimaras Small Coconut Farmers
Federation conducted the 19th Kalubihan Festival.
The
activity supports the National Coconut Week Celebration as mandated...
PH speeds up infra, GDP seen rising to 6.4% in H2
MANILA - The government speeds up the
implementation of priority infrastructure projects by increasing public
spending in order to boost the economy in the second half...
Stocks recover, peso ends sideways on trade concerns
MANILA - Trade concerns, especially between
the United States and China, continued to worry investors, but the Philippine
Stock Exchange index (PSEi) managed to recover while...
















