{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_eprtj2mhj5lg4xaqzbxa","title":"Business, consumer sentiment improve on stronger demand","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/business-consumer-sentiment-improve-on-stronger-demand-eprtj2mhj5","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_eprtj2mhj5lg4xaqzbxa","seq":246478,"kind":"article","title":"Business, consumer sentiment improve on stronger demand","url":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business-consumer-sentiment-improve-on-stronger-demand","summary":"BUSINESS and consumer sentiment in the Philippines improved in recent months, with firms and households becoming less pessimistic amid expectations of stronger demand, higher earnings and improved employment prospects, according to separate surveys by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The BSP’s August 2026 Business Expectations Survey showed the overall business confidence index for the current month improved to -10.9 from -20.3 in July, while the outlook for the next…","published":"2026-09-27T12:17:17Z","seen":"2026-09-27T12:53:16Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-sunstar-com-ph-a5b31b","name":"sunstar.com.ph","domain":"sunstar.com.ph","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7638135","name":"SunStar","type":"magazine","country":"PH","designations":["periodical"]}},"via":"kite-sunstar-com-ph-a5b31b","topics":["asia","cebu","business"],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/sunstar/2026-08-27/wjq2n3zb/P11-BUSINESS.jpg?w=280","story":"st_eprtj2mhj5lg4xaqzbxa","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9700000286102295,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.7599999904632568,"political":0.05000000074505806}]}