PSEi to reclaim 7,000-8,500 territory in 2017

WITH US President-elect Donald Trump in the picture, as well as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his shoot-from-the-hip style of leadership, expect the stock market in Manila to continue to reflect a volatile trading environment in 2017.

The silver lining? Well, Duterte’s economic managers may somehow deliver on their avowed commitments to keep the economy churning and growing at a more-than-respectable pace of 7 to 8 percent.