The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
Teaser: The USD-PHP exchange has continuously gone up throughout 2018 partly due to a weaking peso. But even though the U.S dollar is fairly stable in a certain way compared to other major currencies, it is showing signs of weakness.
Points of View & Perspectives
October, 2018
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1 October
From Asian dragons to drags
Teaser: The notorious high-growth large Asian economies will explore more headwind –India is especially in a worry.
September, 2018
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24 September
This is how the next economic crisis will be
Teaser: Lately, there have been many comments about the next global financial crisis to the 10-year “anniversary”, but a new crisis is building, though very slowly.
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17 September
Excitement over China’s growth
China’s government expects a GDP growth of 6.5 pct. this year and a number of economists even predict 6.6 pct., though it could suddenly turn out to be too optimistic.
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10 September
Dado Banatao: A Horatio Alger Hero of Modern Times
By Don Greggy Licaros One great American author who continuously gives inspiration to the youth is Horatio Alger Jr.
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10 September
The Turkish crisis spirals further
Teaser: One Emerging Market country that causes general headwind is Turkey, and this will not stop in the near future. Almost every day, bad economic stories are churned-out from Turkey. It seems like an economic implosion is happening all of a sudden. The truth is that the country is at minimum, exploring a really serious currency crisis with deeply negative …
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3 September
Philippine economy feels the stress
Teaser: For several years now, the Philippines has been one of the countries with the highest GDP growth in the world and the government is pushing for the story to continue, but right now there is a backlash.
August, 2018
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27 August
US central bank on track in Jackson Hole
Teaser: During the weekend, many of the world’s important central bankers met in Jackson Hole, where the opening speech was awaited with much excitement in the financial markets.
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15 August
Wall Street believes in a ”Goldilocks” scenario
There is one economic situation that any investor always dreams of, it is named after the American adventurous figure “Goldilocks” – in the financial markets, it means that stocks are rising, bond yields and inflation are low, and all investors go unworried to bed every night – that’s the feeling on Wall Street right now.
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6 August
Central banks around the globe on hard work
The U.S.–China trade war, inflation, and increased public spending are influencing economies around the globe- which forces central banks to act, though in different ways.