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Every morning’s digest of Wall Street and the PSEi, newest first. 51 issues so far.
October 2026
- October 25, 2026US stocks ended a volatile week lower on Friday, October 23, as rising oil…Philippine stocks fell for a second day on Friday as investors weighed the BSP’s big rate hike.
- October 24, 2026US stocks ended a volatile week lower on Friday, October 23, as rising oil…Philippine stocks fell for a second day on Friday as investors weighed the BSP’s big rate hike.
- October 23, 2026Tech stocks fell sharply on Thursday, October 22, as worries about the AI…The BSP surprised markets on Thursday by raising its key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points (50 “basis points”) to 5.50%.
- October 22, 2026US stocks rose for a third straight day on Wednesday, October 21, as strong…The PSEi, the index of the 30 biggest companies on the Philippine Stock Exchange, rose for a fifth straight day on Wednesday.
- October 21, 2026US stocks mostly rose on Tuesday, October 20, thanks to strong company…The PSEi, the index of the 30 biggest companies on the Philippine Stock Exchange, edged up 0.14% to 5,806.17 on Tuesday.
- October 20, 2026Wall Street started the week on a mixed note on Monday, October 19.The PSEi, the index of the 30 biggest companies on the Philippine Stock Exchange, rose for a third straight day on Monday.
- October 19, 2026Wall Street ended a rough week lower on Friday, October 16, led by another…Philippine stocks had a strong finish to the week.
- October 18, 2026Wall Street ended a rough week lower on Friday, October 16, led by another…Philippine stocks had a strong finish to the week.
- October 17, 2026Wall Street ended a rough week lower on Friday, October 16, led by another…Philippine stocks had a strong finish to the week.
- October 16, 2026Wall Street ended Thursday, October 15, higher after a shaky start.Philippine stocks bounced back on Thursday after two straight days of losses.
- October 15, 2026US stocks fell on Wednesday, October 14, after a hotter-than-expected…Philippine stocks fell for a second straight day on Wednesday, October 14.
- October 14, 2026US stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday, October 13, as the first big bank…Philippine stocks fell on Tuesday, October 13, as investors took profits after two days of gains.
- October 13, 2026The U.S.September inflation in the Philippines jumped to 7.2 percent, the highest level since early 2023, triggering mounting expectations that…
- October 12, 2026The Federal Reserve's latest Survey of Consumer Finances reveals a starkly…Philippine financial markets staged a sharp recovery on October 9 after a punishing week driven by inflation surprises and currency…
- October 11, 2026The Federal Reserve's latest Survey of Consumer Finances reveals a starkly…Philippine financial markets staged a sharp recovery on October 9 after a punishing week driven by inflation surprises and currency…
- October 10, 2026The Federal Reserve's latest Survey of Consumer Finances reveals a starkly…Philippine financial markets staged a sharp recovery on October 9 after a punishing week driven by inflation surprises and currency…
- October 9, 2026US stocks fell for a second day on Thursday, October 8, as worries about the…Philippine stocks dropped sharply on Thursday, October 8.
- October 8, 2026The Federal Reserve faces persistent inflation pressures from multiple…Philippine financial markets rebounded on October 7 as bargain hunters stepped in following earlier losses, with the PSEi climbing 1.05…
- October 7, 2026US stocks rose on Tuesday, October 6, and the S&P 500 (an index of 500 large…Philippine stocks fell on Tuesday, October 6, giving back part of Monday's rally.
- October 6, 2026US stocks rose on Monday, October 5, with tech leading the way.Philippine stocks bounced back on Monday, October 5, ending a five-day losing streak.
- October 5, 2026US stocks ended Thursday, October 1, almost unchanged after a bumpy day.Philippine stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Thursday, October 1.
- October 4, 2026US stocks ended Thursday, October 1, almost unchanged after a bumpy day.Philippine stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Thursday, October 1.
- October 3, 2026US stocks ended Thursday, October 1, almost unchanged after a bumpy day.Philippine stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Thursday, October 1.
- October 2, 2026US stocks ended Thursday, October 1, almost unchanged after a bumpy day.Philippine stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Thursday, October 1.
- October 1, 2026US stocks closed mixed Wednesday on the final trading day of September, with…Philippine shares fell for a third straight session Wednesday, closing out a rough September as the PSEi dropped 1.03% (58.92 points) to…
September 2026
- September 30, 2026US stocks pulled back modestly Tuesday, with the Dow falling 131.59 points…The PSEi extended its losing streak to a second straight session Tuesday, falling 50.47 points, or 0.87%, to close at 5,738.40, as rising…
- September 29, 2026US stocks fell Monday as geopolitical and AI-safety concerns resurfaced to…The PSEi started the week below the 5,800 support level, falling 37.10 points, or 0.64%, to close at 5,788.87 on Monday, as renewed…
- September 28, 2026US stocks rallied Friday to close out a volatile week, with the Dow jumping…The PSEi snapped a six-session losing streak Friday, climbing 1.67% (95.95 points) to close at 5,825.97, as investors picked up…
- September 27, 2026US stocks rallied Friday to close out a volatile week, with the Dow jumping…The PSEi snapped a six-session losing streak Friday, climbing 1.67% (95.95 points) to close at 5,825.97, as investors picked up…
- September 26, 2026US stocks rallied Friday to close out a volatile week, with the Dow jumping…The PSEi snapped a six-session losing streak Friday, climbing 1.67% (95.95 points) to close at 5,825.97, as investors picked up…
- September 25, 2026US stocks were little changed Thursday, the S&P 500 dipped 0.02% to 7,704.13,…The PSEi fell for a fifth straight session Thursday, dropping 1.12% (65.12 points) to close at 5,730.02, its lowest finish since Nov.
- September 24, 2026The Federal Reserve's recent rate decisions are creating mixed signals in…The Philippine stock market fell on September 23 as major international lenders slashed the country's economic growth outlook for 2026.
- September 23, 2026US stocks were little changed Tuesday, though the Nasdaq notched its second…The PSEi fell for a third straight session Tuesday, down 0.50% (29.23 points) to close at 5,814.56, its worst finish in nearly four months.
- September 22, 2026US stocks rallied Monday to start the week, with the Nasdaq surging 2.26% to a…The PSEi slipped a further 0.21% (12.12 points) Monday to close at 5,843.79, its second straight losing session, as escalating Middle East…
- September 21, 2026The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday amid…The Philippine stock market tumbled 1.72% on September 18 as investors grew cautious over mounting inflation pressures and rising…
- September 20, 2026The Federal Reserve raised interest rates this week for the first time in…Philippine financial markets tumbled on Friday as external and domestic pressures converged.
- September 19, 2026US stocks ended a volatile week mixed on Friday: the S&P 500 edged up 0.17% to…The PSEi tumbled 1.72% (102.73 points) Friday to close at 5,855.91, its lowest level in more than three and a half months, as rising…
- September 18, 2026US stocks capped a rebound Thursday, with the S&P 500 up 1.14% to 7,637.76,…The PSEi climbed 0.70% (41.70 points) Thursday to close at 5,958.64, rebounding after two straight losing sessions as investors hunted for…
- September 17, 2026US stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised its…The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 1.51%, or 90.84 points, to close at 5,916.94 on Wednesday, dropping below the…
- September 16, 2026US stocks fell for a second straight session Tuesday as oil prices surged and…The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 1.11%, or 67.29 points, to close at 6,007.78 on Tuesday, back near the 6,000 level, as…
- September 15, 2026Central banks are at an inflection point where inflation pressures are forcing…The Philippine stock market reversed course on September 14 after a two-day decline, as bargain hunters bought beaten-down shares…
- September 14, 2026US stocks rallied Friday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as oil prices…The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 0.61%, or 37.42 points, to close at 6,061.81 on Friday, its second straight decline, as…
- September 13, 2026US stocks rallied Friday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as oil prices…The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 0.61%, or 37.42 points, to close at 6,061.81 on Friday, its second straight decline, as…
- September 12, 2026US stocks rallied Friday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as oil prices…The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 0.61%, or 37.42 points, to close at 6,061.81 on Friday, its second straight decline, as…
- September 11, 2026US stocks fell for a third straight session on Thursday, September 10, as oil…Philippine stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Thursday, September 10, as rising global oil prices weighed on sentiment.
- September 10, 2026US stocks fell for a second straight day on Wednesday, September 9, as oil…Philippine stocks rose for a second straight session on Wednesday, September 9, as investors kept buying shares that had gotten cheap…
- September 9, 2026Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday, September 8 (the most recently completed…Local stocks bounced back on Tuesday, September 8 (the most recently completed PSE session).
- September 8, 2026Oil prices are surging to six-week highs, creating a ripple effect across…Philippine financial markets showed mixed signals on September 4 as inflation cooled but the peso weakened dramatically.
- September 7, 2026The PSEi (the main index tracking the 30 largest companies on the Philippine…The PSEi (the main index tracking the 30 largest companies on the Philippine Stock Exchange) also last closed on Friday, September 4, it…
- September 6, 2026US stocks slipped on Friday after the government's August jobs report showed…Philippine stocks rose for a second straight session on Friday, with the PSEi (the main index tracking the country's most actively traded…
- September 5, 2026US stocks slipped on Friday after the government's August jobs report showed…Philippine stocks rose for a second straight session on Friday, with the PSEi (the main index tracking the country's most actively traded…