Country: PH | Published: 2026-09-22
Philippine markets got a fresh positive thread with news that the EU and the Philippines have reached a substantial agreement on a long-awaited free trade deal, ending a decade of
Philippine markets got a fresh positive thread with news that the EU and the Philippines have reached a substantial agreement on a long-awaited free trade deal, ending a decade of talks, and trade negotiations with Canada and ASEAN are also reportedly close to done. That trade momentum offers a counterweight to the cautious tone from the prior session, where persistent selling, peso weakness, and softer third-quarter growth expectations weighed on sentiment. How local assets absorb the trade headlines against those lingering domestic concerns will be the thing to watch.