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Philippine peso strengthens
by Wilson Sy - August 26, 2024 - 12:00am
The Philippine peso strengthened by 1.19 percent to 56.415 last week as the currency touched its strongest level in five months against the US dollar.
Olympic and gold
by Wilson Sy - August 12, 2024 - 12:00am
Millions of Filipinos have been captivated by the Olympics for the past two weeks.
First cut is the deepest
by Wilson Sy - August 5, 2024 - 12:00am
Financial markets remained volatile last week as the tech selloff spread to currencies, particularly the Japanese yen. Since July 11, the Nasdaq 100 has fallen 11 percent while the yen has appreciated by 10 percent...
Rainy days and markets
by Wilson Sy - July 29, 2024 - 12:00am
The Carpenters’ melancholic hit “Rainy Days and Mondays” seemed appropriate last week in the financial markets. As the song laments, “Hanging around, nothing to do but frown, rainy days and...
When it rains, it pours
by Wilson Sy - July 22, 2024 - 12:00am
The recent surge in small caps, coupled with a sharp selloff in technology shares, is signaling a potential shift in market dynamics that’s catching investors off guard. As the old adage goes, “When it...
The cut is near
by Wilson Sy - July 15, 2024 - 12:00am
US inflation’s broad-based cooling in June to its slowest pace since 2021 ramped up bets that a Federal Reserve rate cut is near.
Halftime report
by Wilson Sy - July 8, 2024 - 12:00am
The first half of 2024 defied expectations in financial markets.
Japan is cheap
by Wilson Sy - July 1, 2024 - 12:00am
Many of my friends and family members have been going to Japan lately.
Nasdaq 20,000
by Wilson Sy - June 24, 2024 - 12:00am
The Nasdaq 100 index came within striking distance of breaching the historic milestone of 20,000 for the first time.
The magnificent one
by Wilson Sy - June 3, 2024 - 12:00am
In 2023, the S&P 500 was led by the “Magnificent Seven,” a group of tech behemoths which includes Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla. Collectively, they accounted for 63 percent...
Philippine peso edges closer to record low
by Wilson Sy - May 27, 2024 - 12:00am
The Philippine peso is trading precariously close to its all-time low against the US dollar.
40,000
by Wilson Sy - May 20, 2024 - 12:00am
Last Friday, the Dow closed at 40,000 for the first time.
Easing staple prices offer Filipino consumers respite
by Wilson Sy - May 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Philippine food inflation remained high in recent months.
BOJ actions fuel yen’s biggest rally
by Wilson Sy - May 6, 2024 - 12:00am
The Japanese yen surged 3.39 percent against the US dollar last week. 
Copper surges on green energy and AI
by Wilson Sy - April 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Copper is back in the spotlight. Investors are focusing on the metal’s critical role in the global transition to clean energy and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). While gold has been hogging the headlines...
War escalates, dollar surges
by Wilson Sy - April 22, 2024 - 12:00am
What investors have been fearing has finally materialized – a direct conflict between Israel and Iran.
$100 oil?
by Wilson Sy - April 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Oil prices surged to five-month highs due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
Why the dollar is still strong
by Wilson Sy - April 8, 2024 - 12:00am
Despite the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, Fitch’s credit rating downgrade of the US, the lowering of the US credit rating outlook to negative by Moody’s and a growing US debt burden, the US dollar...
Yen hits 34-year low
by Wilson Sy - April 1, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week, the Japanese yen hit a 34-year low of 151.97.
Dovish Powell lifts markets to historic highs
by Wilson Sy - March 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week, US equities reached new all-time highs, thereby lifting global stock markets. This came on the back of Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish policy statement. In that speech, Powell...
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