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Inflation in the Philippines cooled to its lowest level in nearly five years in July 2025, pulled down by slower price ...
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Slower July inflation lifts stocks

The local stock market extended its winning streak as investors cheered the country’s easing inflation in July.
Malacañang has welcomed the decline in the country's inflation, saying that it was a direct result of the government's ...
The move may add to a global surplus that has already pulled Asia’s benchmark rice price to an eight-year low. Read more at ...
The Philippine stock market closed higher Wednesday amid growing hopes of a possible rate cut this month after a ...
PHILIPPINE STOCKS extended their climb to a fourth straight day on Wednesday as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief hinted at more rate cuts. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index ...
The Philippines will suspend rice imports for 60 days from Sept. 1 to support local farmers, a move that could further pressure global prices as the top buyer of the grain pulls back from the market.
RICE prices may have declined but the cost of other basic commodities purchased and services availed by Filipinos remain elevated, according to the latest inflation data released by the Philippine ...
Malacañang welcomed the reported 0.9 percent inflation in July, the lowest in six years, describing the development as “magic ...
HEADLINE INFLATION sharply slowed to a near six-year low in July as utilities and food costs continued to ease, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.
High spirits over cooling inflation spilled over to Wednesday, with the local stock barometer drawing closer to the 6,400 ...
A firmer dollar led to the peso slumping on Tuesday while news that inflation had fallen to a near six-year low last month helped the stock market close marginally higher.