Tag: Consumer
Jan bank lending surges 12.8%, ‘fastest in 2 yrs’
Lending by Philippine banks posted double-digit growth of 12.8 percent in January 2025, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a report released over the...
China’s deflationary pressures deepen in February
BEIJING- China’s consumer price index in February missed expectations and fell at the sharpest pace in 13 months, while producer price deflation persisted, as...
LME copper prices slump
LONDON- Copper prices slid on Friday on weak trade data from top metals consumer China, selling by miners and as investors reduced positions amid...
S. Korea inflation softens to 4-month low of 2%
SEOUL- South Korea’s consumer inflation softened in February for the first time in four months, government data showed on Thursday, providing at least some...
CPI slowdown a ‘pleasant surprise’ — analysts
Most analysts interviewed by Malaya Business Insight said they were “pleasantly surprised” at the actual outturn for February’s consumer price index being lower than they had...
