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Japan To Resist Trump Efforts To Form Trade Bloc Against China
Japan plans to push back against any U.S. attempt to pull it into an economic bloc aimed at countering China, citing the importance of its trade ties with Beijing.

By The Financial District
1 hour ago1 min read


World Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Trump Spares Fed, IMF
Global policymakers breathed a collective sigh of relief in Washington this week, reassured that the U.S.-centric economic order was not unraveling despite President Donald Trump’s nationalist approach.

By The Financial District
2 hours ago1 min read


PSE Index Rises Slightly
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index posted a modest gain of 2.69 points or 0.04 percent today, closing at 6,252.19.

By The Financial District
5 hours ago1 min read


California Overtakes Japan To Become World’s Fourth-Largest Economy
California has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, Governor Gavin Newsom announced, warning that President Trump’s tariff policies pose a risk to the state's economic strength.

By The Financial District
10 hours ago1 min read


S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Futures Slip Ahead Of Big Tech Earnings Week
Stock futures edged lower ahead of a critical week of earnings reports and economic data that will offer fresh insight into the U.S. economy’s response to President Trump’s tariffs.

By The Financial District
1 day ago1 min read


PSE Index Declines On Profit-Taking
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index ended lower Monday as profit-taking dragged blue-chip stocks down after an early rally, closing at 6,249.50 points, down 19.25 points or 0.31 percent.

By The Financial District
1 day ago2 min read


Taiwan To Simulate Impact Of U.S. Tariffs On Semiconductors
Taiwan will simulate the potential impact of U.S. tariffs on its semiconductor industry and seek discussions with Washington.

By The Financial District
1 day ago1 min read


Trump Should Keep China Addicted To Cheap Exports Via Low Tariffs: Economist
President Donald Trump’s approach to U.S.–China trade has been to impose prohibitively high tariffs.

By The Financial District
1 day ago2 min read


Are NGCP Rates Padded?
Concerns are mounting over the transmission charges imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

By Lito U. Gagni
1 day ago2 min read


Movie, TV Filming In Greater Los Angeles Down 22% In Q1
Movie and television filming in the Greater Los Angeles area declined by 22% in the first quarter, reflecting a global production downturn and California's ongoing loss of entertainment business to other regions.

By The Financial District
2 days ago1 min read


Invest In Bitcoin, Not China, Mathematician Tells Market Players
Amid the escalating tariff war, mathematician and The Big Bitcoin Book author Fred Krueger advised investors on X (formerly Twitter) to move their savings into Bitcoin instead of China.

By The Financial District
2 days ago1 min read


China Asks U.S.: Follow International Law On Deep-Sea Metals Stockpile Plan
No country should bypass international law to authorize seabed resource exploration, China’s foreign ministry said, following reports of U.S. plans to stockpile deep-sea metals to counter China’s dominance in the sector.

By The Financial District
2 days ago1 min read


PSE Index Ends Week in an Upswing
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSE) closed the week strong, gaining 110.27 points or 1.79% to finish at 6,268.75, buoyed by net foreign buying and a late-week rally.

By The Financial District
4 days ago2 min read


Trump Reverses Himself, Says He Won’t Fire Fed Chief
President Donald Trump said he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just days after his statement that he would like to terminate the head of the U.S. central bank caused a stock market selloff.

By The Financial District
5 days ago1 min read


European Benchmarks Slide While Asian Bourses Finish Mixed | Market & Economy
Global shares traded mixed Thursday, as markets digested a brief Wall Street rally following what appeared to be a softening of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric toward the Federal Reserve and his ongoing trade war.

By The Financial District
5 days ago1 min read


"Chicken Tax" Imposed by LBJ 60 Years Ago Still Impacts Pickup Sales
It’s called the “chicken tax,” but it’s levied on pickup trucks.

By The Financial District
5 days ago1 min read


PSE Index Sees Momentum Stall
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index declined today on losses from the services sub-index, closing at 6,158.48 points, down by 10 points or 0.16 percent.

By The Financial District
5 days ago2 min read


Barclays Downgrades U.S. Auto Sector
Barclays has downgraded its rating on the U.S. autos and mobility sector to "negative" from "neutral," citing concerns that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could squeeze automakers’ earnings and dampen future investment.

By The Financial District
5 days ago1 min read


Federal Reserve Surveys Reveal Deepening Concerns Among U.S. Manufacturers
Surveys from regional Federal Reserve banks are beginning to reflect mounting anxiety within the U.S. manufacturing sector, as the economic effects of President Trump’s expansive new tariffs ripple across industries.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Private Credit Market Starts to Show Cracks
Cracks are beginning to appear in the $1.5 trillion private credit market, where major players like Ares Management, Apollo Global Management, Blue Owl Capital, Blackstone, and KKR have long dominated.

By The Financial District
6 days ago2 min read


Bank CEOs Leave Outlooks Unchanged Despite Market Gloom
Wall Street CEOs are sounding cautious to downbeat about the economy, even though their companies have left their outlooks largely unchanged.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


China Cut U.S. Commodities Purchases to as Low as Zero Last Month
China significantly cut imports of various U.S. goods last month, with some categories seeing zero imports.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


China Gets Worst 2025 Growth Forecast Yet with UBS Downgrade
UBS Group AG has issued the most pessimistic forecast yet for China’s 2025 economic growth, predicting an expansion of just 3.4% as U.S. tariffs batter exports.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


More Firms Set to Reveal Forecasts Even As Economy Sours
Companies are entering earnings season amid turbulent markets and an escalating trade war.

By The Financial District
6 days ago2 min read
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