October 3, 2023
THE national government’s (NG) outstanding debt hit a new high of P14.35 trillion as of end-August, the Bureau of the Treasury reported on Monday. Some P105.28 billion was added to the debt tally from a month earlier, the Treasury said in a statement, primarily due to the peso having weakened against the dollar. As of
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It is Apple’s most expensive smartphone yet and was unveiled to much fanfare last month. But the £1,599 ($1599 in the US) iPhone 15 Pro Max has not been without its issues — and now it seems there’s another snag. That’s because users have complained that the speaker on their new handset rattles at high volumes.
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ESL, a brand under the ESL Faceit Group, has announced the return of ESL One, powered by Intel, to Malaysia. This prestigious Dota 2 tournament will gather 12 of the world’s top Dota 2 teams to compete for a remarkable prize pool of US$1,000,000 (RM4.6 million). Unlike the previous three editions of ESL One powered
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by Calculated Risk on 10/01/2023 10:11:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Freddie Mac House Price Index Increased in August to New High; Up 4.0% Year-over-year A brief excerpt: On a year-over-year basis, the National FMHPI was up 4.0% in August, from up 3.0% YoY in July. The YoY increase peaked at
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Toulouse, France – One win, one loss. It’s not a ratio any team relishes with two Rugby World Cup pool games to play. But that’s where Japan and Samoa find themselves coming into their head-to-head clash in Toulouse, France, on Thursday. Neither side needs to stress over the calculus; the equation is pretty simple. Win
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A look at some of the top performances in high school football games across the Southland on Thursday and Friday: PASSING —Christopher Cooper, Beaumont: Passed for 470 yards and three touchdowns in win over Yucaipa. —Ryan Rakowski, Palos Verdes: Completed all 11 of his passes for 233 yards and four touchdowns in win over Santa
READ MOREAt the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: • New Home Sales decrease to 675,000 Annual Rate in August • Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 1.0% year-over-year in July; New all-time High • Inflation Adjusted House Prices 3.4% Below Peak • Asking Rents Down 1.2% Year-over-year • Fannie and Freddie: Single-Family Mortgage Delinquency
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Motorists are expected to continue paying more than $2 a litre for petrol as fuel prices rise further. Brent crude oil has reached nearly $100 USD per barrel. Industry experts believe the cost will remain around triple figures until at least the end of 2023. A nine per cent increase in fuel costs helped lift
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THE national government failed to raise its full programmed domestic borrowing for September as it faced high yields in certain tenders, particularly for long-term government securities. The state was only able to raise 67.25 percent or about P121.064 billion out of its target P180 billion from the tender of Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds
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FRANKFURT: The head of the European Central Bank said on Monday that interest rates will stay high enough to restrict business activity for “as long as necessary” to beat back inflation. Still, she sympathized with homeowners who have seen their mortgage payments jump. Christine Lagarde said rates would stay high because upward pressure on prices
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