US stocks recovered some ground on Monday after President Donald Trump softened his stance toward China, following last week’s threat of higher tariffs starting next month.
US stock markets retreated Friday after President Donald Trump reignited trade tensions with China, threatening via social media to impose a 100 percent tariff on Chinese products starting in November.
A fresh bout of uncertainty and mounting anticipation of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut added glitter to gold, pushing it to a record high on Tuesday.
A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily reinstated President Donald Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs, granting a stay on a lower court ruling that had declared the duties illegal and ordered their removal within 10 days.
The decision of President Donald Trump to set new global tariffs has forced economists to revise their economic forecasts, with many predicting slower growth and rising inflation.
The National Price Coordinating Council NPCC has endorsed the imposition of a P50 per kilo price ceiling on imported rice as surging global oil prices driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to push up food costs in the Philippines.
At least five million Filipino farmers are poised to benefit from a USD1-billion World Bank financing package aimed at accelerating a nationwide shift toward higher productivity, diversification, and climate resilience—an overhaul long seen as critical to stabilizing food supply and rural incomes.
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) is rolling out its “Biyaheng Arangkada” motorist assistance program from March 27 to April 6, 2026, bracing for the annual Holy Week travel surge.