Economic Highlights
Date: December 10, 2018 United States: Federal Reserve Officials Search for the Elusive ‘Neutral’ Interest Rate The word “neutral” is usually as boring as beige. But not when it’s coupled with “interest rate.” Stocks leaped on Nov. 28 when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell opined that short-term interest rates were just below their “neutral” range.
Date: December 5, 2018 United States: U.S. Job Market’s Strength May Surprise Investors on Friday Investors primed for moderation in the U.S. labor market may be surprised by the strength of November’s jobs report, though some cooling is still likely in 2019. Seasonal, weather and industry factors are set to prop up the employment and
Date: December 04, 2018 For the period of April 2018 to October 2018, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $338.28 billion, $5.41 billion more than the Government’s projection. Year over year, this represents an increase of approximately 13.7% relative to the $297.59 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2017. ‘Tax Revenue’, ‘Capital
Date: December 4, 2018 United States: Here Are Some Signs U.S. Inflation Is Drifting Below Fed’s Goal Just when you thought U.S. inflation was stabilizing around the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent goal, it’s getting pulled back down again. In contrast to the resounding success on their maximum-employment target, policy makers may have to wait a
Date; December 3, 2018 United States: As Fed Rethinks Path for Rates, Gold’s Poised to Jump in 2019 Gold may be poised to rally as speculation mounts that the Federal Reserve will hit the pause button on interest rate hikes in 2019. After lift-off in late 2015 followed by a rise a year later, the
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 4.30% or US$2.69, as prices declined this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on November 29, 2018 at a price of US$59.91 per barrel relative to US$62.60 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$66.57 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices decreased week over
Date: November 28, 2018 United States: Goldman Predicts Commodities Will Soar in 2019 Commodity bull Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is undaunted by the sell-off in raw materials and is forecasting returns of about 17 percent in the coming months, describing the current situation as unsustainable and touting this week’s G-20 meeting in Buenos Aires as
Date: November 23, 2018 Please see attached USA Monthly Economic Review: USA Economic Review - October 2018 Disclaimer: Analyst Certification -The views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the personal views of Mayberry Investments Limited Research Department about those issuer (s) or securities as at the date of this report. Each research analyst (s)
Date: November 23, 2018 United States: U.S. Firms Evading Trump Tariffs by Switching Output Abroad: UBS U.S. companies are evading President Donald Trump’s goods tariffs by partly moving production abroad, shielding China for now from the effects of an escalating trade dispute, according to research by UBS Group AG. “If U.S. companies move a stage of
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 5.42% or US$3.61, as prices declined this week. Oil traded on November 22, 2018 at a price of US$63.01 per barrel relative to US$66.62 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$66.57 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices decreased week over week, by 1.40% (JMD$1.83). Additionally,
