The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
A development in the U.S. economy is increasingly exciting – the stress field is created by the unemployment rate, 10-year Treasury yield, and expected rate hikes from the central bank (Fed).
Points of View & Perspectives
May, 2018
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6 May
Growing risk of Philippine currency crisis
Once again, the Philippine peso reached a new low towards the U.S. Dollar exchange rate, but it is up to the financial markets to decide its direction.
April, 2018
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29 April
Good choice as DOJ secretary
There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Menardo Ilasco Guevarra.
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29 April
1,070,991 candidates for barangay and SK polls
Not sure if this is a record number or not. But definitely more than one million candidates in a single poll is a herculean task for the Comelec.
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29 April
China’s economy- Control versus dynamics
China is for several reasons back in the limelight where the trade dispute with the U.S. is just one of many dimensions.
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15 April
Palace must review multi-billion telco deal
The Office of the President through Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea last week issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 11 creating an oversight committee for the Entry of a New Major Player in the Public Telecommunications Market.
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15 April
Aquino’s serious misdeeds
Assuming that the report card of Sen. Richard Gordon after the Dengvaxia investigation concluded last week is only 50% true, it is still enough for the health administration of the Aquino administration to pay what should be paid.
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15 April
CHF – A new way of speculation
If the current global trade dispute evolves into a trade war, it has an impact on the currency markets – a classical thought is to regard the Swiss franc as a safe haven destination.
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8 April
The disgustingly reactive nature of LTFRB
Just before the Easter holiday, another deadly bus accident occurred when a Dimple star bus fell into a ravine in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.
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8 April
Peace not by arms but by negotiations
Peace talks against the Maoist group is about to be resumed. It was a welcome move by Malacanang. Leaders should not be tired in calling for peace and people should not be tired in praying for it. Peace is among the major agenda of DU30 when he campaigned in 2016 and won the presidency by the biggest margin in Philippine …