Tag: US Federal Reserve
Surging dollar pressures peers as further Fed cuts in question
By Rae Wee
SINGAPORE- The dollar charged higher on Monday and drove its peers to multi-year lows after a blowout US jobs report underscored the...
Govt debt servicing swells 27.3% in 11 mos
Up at P1.95T from yr-earlier P1.53T
Debt servicing by the Philippine government swelled 27.34 percent in the 11 months to end-November 2024 from a year...
IMF sees steady world growth
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON- The International Monetary Fund will forecast steady global growth and continuing disinflation when it releases an updated World Economic Outlook on...
Global central banks urge caution before Trump arrival
By Dan BurnS and Howard SchneideR
WASHINGTON - The imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House was already shaping global economic policy-making as the US...
US jobless claims at 11-month low
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON- The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to an 11-month low last week, pointing to a stable...
