Jobless rate down in January but ranks of employed drop to 45.9M
The ranks of the jobless Filipinos shrunk in January compared to the same period last year, with many deciding to take themselves off the labor market.
US House to vote next week on TikTok crackdown bill
The U.S. House of Representatives will fast-track a vote next week on legislation that would give China's ByteDance six months to divest from short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban after a committee unanimously approved the measure Thursday.
February foreign currency reserves settles at USD102.7B
The country’s gross international reserves (GIR), based on preliminary data, settled at USD102.7 billion as of end-February 2024 from the end-January 2024 level of USD103.3 billion.
ADB eyes completing pre-feasibility study for repurposed ports by October
Ten of the country's ports are being repurposed as support assets for offshore wind (OSW) facilities under a plan supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Gold extends rally to record as Powell hints at rate cut in 2024
Gold prices surged to a record high on Thursday, poised for their seventh consecutive daily rise, led by sluggish U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's indications of potential rate cuts in the coming months should inflation alleviate.
