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BSP reversed course on rate cuts after Middle East conflict pushed oil prices higher and weakened the peso, forcing two hikes in 2026 despite first-quarter GDP growth slowing to 2.8 percent
The multilateral lender will cap remaining loans at $2 billion over five years, closing a 45-year chapter as Beijing shifts from borrower to technical partner
Factory output climbed to a twelve-year high in July while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East cloud business sentiment
Red Sea attacks on Saudi tankers push benchmark prices past $100 for first time since May, with depleted reserves leaving markets fewer options to absorb shocks
Semiconductor exports drive GDP expansion despite Middle East oil volatility, with Q2 growth reaching levels unseen since the 1980s
Import costs surged 25.4% in June as currency depreciation and Middle East war compound energy supply pressures
One-year inflation expectations climb to 3.4 percent in June, with transport and tech costs leading concerns amid global supply pressures
Record profits from Samsung and SK hynix drive economic optimism, with government planning strategic investments from windfall tax revenues
Philippines has three years to approve priority infrastructure and social projects as upper-middle-income status triggers gradual loss of concessional financing
The World Bank's July 1 reclassification marks the country's first income bracket upgrade since 1987, but economists warn the milestone masks persistent wage stagnation and looming aid cuts.
Prime Minister signals potential shift from fixed ¥1,500 target as government weighs economic realities against wage growth ambitions
