Manila Bulletin

US stocks rally; S&P;’s Index, Dow at record highs

US stocks rallied, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index above 1,700 for the first time, after central banks vowed to maintain stimulus and jobless claims..

Foreign investors trim purchases of US treasuries

Foreign investors, the bulwark of the U.S. government bond market as it more than doubled in size during the financial crisis, are adding...

Published: Jul 23, 2013

PSE waives transaction fees for ETF market makers

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is waiving its transaction fees charged to Market Makers for trades involving the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)...

Published: Jul 21, 2013

GSIS bullish on Philippine stocks

The Philippines’ benchmark stock index may advance about 9.0 percent in the next 12 months as Asia’s fastest economic expansion and record-low interest rate

Published: Jul 18, 2013

PSE steps up information drive on ETF

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has drummed up its information campaign to educate the public and market participants on Exchange Traded Funds (ETF).

Published: Jul 17, 2013

PSE officially accepting ETF applications

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is now officially accepting listing applications from prospective Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) companies...

Published: Jul 15, 2013

PSEi bounces back, tops 6,500

Local share prices surged after speech of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that tapering is still months away...

Published: Jul 13, 2013

US Stocks surge to record close on Bernanke boost

Call it the Bernanke Boost. The stock market, which has been marching higher for a week...

Published: Jul 13, 2013

PSE resumes PAL shares trading today

The Philippine Stock Exchange will be lifting the suspension on the trading of shares of PAL Holdings Inc. today (July 12) since the firm has complied with...

Published: Jul 12, 2013

Cautious capital raising from equities market to continue, says PSE

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) remains cautiously optimistic about the prospects of more capital raising activities in the local market despite the...

Published: Jul 1, 2013

Three more firms avoid delisting

Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)and the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE ) have agreed not to delist three firms for failure to complete...

Published: Jul 1, 2013

Fed officials seek to calm markets; stocks rise further

Federal Reserve officials sought Thursday to calm investors by assuring them the US central bank won't start trimming its bond purchases...

Published: Jun 29, 2013

Wall street stocks gain some more

The US economy grew at a pace of just 1.8 percent in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, in a sharp downward revision that sent bonds...

Published: Jun 28, 2013

PSEi recovers strongly above 6,000

Local stocks bounced back strongly yesterday on bargain hunting after Tuesday’s plunge below the 6,000 level...

Published: Jun 27, 2013

PSE study incomes of listed firms rise 23% in first quarter

Published: Jun 25, 2013

SEC Okays Final ETF Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the market making provisions of the Philippine Stock Exchange’s (PSE) rules on Exchange Traded Funds

Published: Jun 24, 2013

Wall St. Suffers Most In Global Stock Sell-Off

For investors, there was no place to go on Thursday.

Published: Jun 22, 2013

Asian markets tumble as Fed eyes end to stimulus

Asian markets buckled badly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve heralded an eventual end to free money and China turned the screw on credit...

Published: Jun 21, 2013

Fed suggests it’s closer to slowing bond purchases

In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve...

Published: Jun 21, 2013

PSE reports retail investors growth

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) reported that retail accounts in 2012 grew by 5.9 percent to 506,761 from 478,362 in 2011, based on data gathered...

Published: Jun 21, 2013

Philippine stocks now cheapest since 2011

Philippine stocks are proving too cheap to pass up for two of the nation’s biggest money managers after falling the most since 2011, as companies post record.

Published: Jun 20, 2013

Local stocks bounce back some more; spotlight on fed meeting

Local share prices rallied for a third day due to a combination of positive developments at the domestic front and overseas...

Published: Jun 19, 2013

Stock rout threatens $10-B Asian IPOs

Slumping stock markets are threatening to disrupt as much as $10 billion of initial public offerings across Asia, as companies from Suntory Holdings Ltd. to...

Published: Jun 18, 2013

US stocks head lower at end of a volatile week

Tepid economic reports helped push the stock market lower on Friday as a turbulent week came to an end.

Published: Jun 17, 2013

Local stocks rebound by 2.1%; peso firms up at P42.81/$1

Local stocks bounced back somewhat yesterday as bargain-hunters came back following a strong overnight finish in New York where the Dow Jones Industrial...

Published: Jun 15, 2013

US SEC warns Vs email stock schemes

US market regulators warned Wednesday of a rise in spam email and social media-based stock promotions that are actually “pump and dump’’...

Published: Jun 14, 2013

Global stocks slide led by Tokyo bourse

Global stock markets endured sharp losses Thursday as gyrations on the Tokyo market, the Asian region’s biggest...

Published: Jun 14, 2013

BOJ keeps monetary policy unchanged

The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Tuesday and held off on taking fresh steps to calm bond market volatility, possibly...

Published: Jun 12, 2013

Worst week for HK stocks

Hong Kong shares wrapped up their worst week in more than a year with a 1.2 percent drop on Friday as investors braced for US jobs...

Published: Jun 9, 2013

SEC gives green light to PSE revamp of listing boards

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Philippine Stock Exchange’s rules creating a new listing board structure where there will be two...

Published: Jun 8, 2013