Economic Highlights
Date: August 23, 2018 United States: U.S., China Impose New Tariffs on Each Other as Talks Resume The U.S. and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other’s goods in the middle of trade talks aimed at averting the worsening conflict between the world’s two biggest economies. Both nations started levying the previously announced taxes on
Date: August 22, 2018 United States: America’s Booming Economy Comes With a Cost for Global Growth Making America great again isn’t proving so great for other parts of the world. With the rise in the dollar and interest rates already squeezing emerging economies just as President Donald Trump’s trade war threatens China, the U.S. is
Date: August 21, 2018 Please click below to view July 2018's USA Monthly Economic Review. USA Economic Review - July 2018 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
August 21, 2018 Production in Construction up By 0.2% in the Euro Area According to Eurostat, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased in the Euro Area by 0.2% and in EU28 by 0.6% as at June 2018 compared to May 2018. However, in May 2018, construction production reported growth of 0.3% in the
Date: August 21, 2018 United States: U.S. Heads for Best Growth Since 2005 on Robust Domestic Demand The U.S. economy looks set to forge ahead as fresh reservoirs of domestic demand carry it past turbulence overseas, keeping the Federal Reserve on course for further interest-rate hikes. Households have more cash to spend than thought, thanks to
Date: August 17, 2018 United States: Trump Seeks SEC Study of 6-Month Reporting Instead of Quarterly President Donald Trump said he’s asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to study ending quarterly reporting for U.S. businesses in order to ease regulations and spur growth. "In speaking with some of the world’s top business leaders I asked
Date: August 16, 2018 The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) held their Media Briefing today, discussing the economic performance of Jamaica for period April-June 2018 period. Dr. Wayne Henry, Director General of PIOJ, highlighted the macroeconomic performance for the April-June 2018 period. He stated that, “Real growth GDP grew by 1.8 percent for April-June 2018
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 1.84% or US$1.33, as prices fell this week. Oil traded on August 16, 2018 at a price of US$70.86 per barrel relative to US$72.19 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$68.07 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices decreased week over week, by 0.22% (JMD$0.30). Additionally,
Date: July 16. 2018 Consumer Price Index- July 2018 The consumer price index for the month of July 2018 increased 1.0%, following the 0.4% increase in June 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month amounted to 250.4, relative to the 248.0 reported for June 2018. This increase
Date: August 16, 2018 Derrimon Trading Limited (DTL) Trading Income climbed by 33%, to end the six months at $4.04 billion compared to the $3.05 billion for the prior period. For the quarter the company reported a 38% increase in Trading Income totalling $2.10 billion relative to $1.52 billion. Management noted, “The six months (6)
