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PSE index closes above 8,000 pts; peso at P52.12:$1

January 31, 2019

The Philippine stock index returned to the psychologically important mark of 8,000 points while the peso gained 22 centavos to end at P52.12 against the US dollar Thursday. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index closed at 8,007.48 points, up 27.53

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Central bank forecasts January inflation within 4.3%-5.1%

January 31, 2019

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Department of Economic Research projects January inflation to settle within the 4.3 – 5.1 percent range. ”Domestic oil price hikes, due to higher international crude oil prices and the second tranche of the excise

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Stock index closes below 8,000 points

January 30, 2019

Philippine stocks ended lower, with the main index finishing below 8,000 points on Wednesday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index settled at 7,979.95 points, down 70.87 points. In the broader market, there were 117 decliners, 84 gainers and 47 shares unchanged.

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Stock index still above 8,000 points, peso gains

January 29, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed lower but still ended above the 8,000-point mark on Tuesday. The index closed at 8,050.82, down 3.1 points. In the broader market, there were 124 decliners, 86 gainers and 33 shares unchanged. Volume reached

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Japan labor ministry corrects explanation about hearings

January 29, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s labor ministry on Tuesday corrected the number of officials who were directly interviewed by members of a third-party panel investigating irregularities in a monthly survey. The number was actually 12, not the 20 reported by Yumiko Jozuka, head of

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Japan’s economic expansion may have reached longest in postwar period

January 29, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s economy may have marked its 74th consecutive month of expansion in January, the longest since the end of World War II, the government said Tuesday. The government sees that the current expansionary period, which started in December 2012, exceeded

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BOJ fiercely divided over rate cuts amid 2008 financial crisis: minutes

January 29, 2019

Tokyo–The Bank of Japan was fiercely divided over interest rate cuts at policy meetings amid the 2008 financial crisis, according to detailed minutes of the meetings, released on Tuesday.  The minutes show that then BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa was keen

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Stock index ends flat but still above 8,000 points

January 28, 2019

Stocks gave up all its early gains as the key index ended flat on Monday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index ended at 8,053.92 points, up 0.72 points. In the broader market, there were 108 decliners, 102 gainers and 44 shares

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