Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 1.39 % or US$1.12, as prices fell this week. Oil traded on May 24, 2018 at a price of $79.19 per barrel relative to US$80.31 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$68.07 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased week over week, by 2.15% (JMD$2.79).
May 22, 2018 Mr. Wayne Henry, Director General for PIOJ, started the press briefing by providing the main highlights of the macroeconomic performance for the January to March 2018 quarter. The following were noted: Overview of Real Industry Developments For January-March 2018, real GDP grew up an estimated 1.12 per cent relative to the corresponding
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Date: May 21, 2018 Bank of Jamaica Quarterly Monetary Report for the period (January to March 2018) The Bank of Jamaica held their Quarterly Monetary Policy Report Press Conference today, as Governor Brian Wynter highlighted the third monetary policy decision for the year was to lower the policy rate (the interest rate paid on overnight
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 3.67 % or US$2.84, as prices fell this week. Oil traded on May 17, 2018 at a price of $80.31 per barrel relative to US$77.47 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$68.07 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased week over week, by 1.80% (JMD$2.29).
May 16, 2018 BANK OF JAMAICA LOWERS POLICY RATE Bank of Jamaica announces its decision to lower the policy interest rate (the rate offered on overnight deposits with Bank of Jamaica) by 25 basis points to 2.50 per cent. This policy stance reflects the Bank’s assessment of inflation for the next four quarters and beyond.
May 9, 2018 While the number of job openings increased to 6.6 million for March 2018, hires, separations and quits (which is a portion of separation) all recorded little change. In other words, the change that occurred in these items were statistically insignificant. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in a most recent report,
May 4, 2018 Job gains in professional and business services, manufacturing, health care, and mining was sufficient to force the unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent in April 2018, following 6 months at 4.1 percent. For the month total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult
May 3, 2018 Business Confidence Index According to the Survey of Business Confidence index dipped to 136.5 points for the first quarter 2018, 2.05 points below 2017 average of 138.6 points. As stated by the report, this dip the Business Confidence index was too small to consider it an “established change in business sentiment” and
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 2.68 % or US$2, as prices fell this week. Oil traded on May 3, 2018 at a price of $72.69 per barrel relative to US$74.69 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$68.07 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased week over week, by 1.04% (JMD$1.32).
