Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 1% or US$0.67, as prices increased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on March 28, 2019 at a price of US$67.19 per barrel relative to US$67.86 on March 21st, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$54.91 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased
Date: March 27, 2019 Bank of Jamaica announces its decision to lower the policy interest rate (the rate offered on overnight balances1 at Bank of Jamaica) by 25 basis points to 1.25 per cent. The decision to lower the policy rate is aimed at supporting inflation returning to and remaining on target (4.0 per cent
Date: March 20, 2019 Based on data received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined. Recent data
Date: March 19, 2019 Seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 1.4% in the euro area (EA19) and remained unchanged in the EU28 In January 2019 compared with December 2018. According to Eurostat’s first estimates stated In December 2018, “production in construction grew by 1.1% in the euro area and fell by 0.2%
Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 1.28% or US$0.85, as prices increased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on March 14, 2019 at a price of US$67.15 per barrel relative to US$66.30 on March 7th, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$54.91 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices decreased
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Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 0.64% or US$0.42, as prices increased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on March 7, 2019 at a price of US$66.45 per barrel relative to US$66.03 on February 28th, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$54.91 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices decreased
Date: March 01, 2019 Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances (CFF), revenues increased by 11% to $460.04 million relative to $413.04 million for the comparable period in 2017. Cost of sales amounted to $301.84 million relative to $245.29 million in the prior corresponding period. Consequently, gross profit fell to $158.20 million for the period under review, compared
Date: February 28, 2019 In the fourth quarter of 2018, Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent. For the third quarter realized a real GDP increased at a rate of 3.4 percent. The BEA highlighted that, “Due to the recent partial government shutdown, this initial report for the fourth quarter
Date: February 27, 2019 Real GDP in the 3rd quarter of 2018 increased for 49 states and the District of Columbia. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), “The percent change in real GDP in the third quarter ranged from 5.8 percent in Washington to 0.0 percent in West Virginia.” The BEA also
