S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 stock futures extend declines for a second day, with both down about 0.5% as of 7:00 am in New York as travel and leisure stocks led the […]
Futures Slide For Second Day Amid Renewed Virus Worries
Futures Spooked By Hottest Chinese Factory Inflation Since 2018
US equity future struggled for direction after hitting an all time high of 4,102 as investors assessed economic growth prospects against renewed inflation concerns after Beijing reported that in March China experienced […]
Futures Ramp To Record High In Aftermath Of Blockbuster Jobs; Tesla Soars
S&P futures surged and most Asian stocks climbed (Europe remains closed for Easter holiday) as investors digested Friday’s unexpectedly strong jobs report which showed the strongest jobs growth in seven months and […]
Press Release#- Recovery Offers Chance to Build Back Better in Latin America and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021 — Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) suffered more health and economic damage from the COVID 19 pandemic than any other region, although there is potential for significant […]
Is The End Of The Value Trade Near?
The end of the value trade may be near as investors push prices beyond economic growth expectations. Interestingly, it was just last year that I wrote: “The Rotation To Value Is Inevitable.” The critical […]
Jamaica: BOJ says economy starting to show signs of improvement
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the country is beginning to show signs of incremental improvement in economic activity. He cited the relatively buoyant foreign exchange market inflows, adequate reserves, […]
Jamaica: Growth & Jobs | Gov’t Committed To Driving Growth Of Social Enterprises
State minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green has said that the Government is committed to driving the growth of social enterprises and enabling entrepreneurs to formalise […]
Dominican Republic: Between 30 and 35% of restaurants have gone bankrupt after COVID- 19
The president of the Dominican Restaurant Association (Aderes), Rafael Cabrera, revealed that between 30 and 35% of restaurants will fail due to their total closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and said […]
Jamaica: Tourist Pretesting Back On Agenda – Tufton Admits Island’s COVID-19 Response Buckling Under Pressure
The Jamaican Government is reconsidering the imposition of COVID-19 pretesting of arriving tourists as the coronavirus response architecture at the island’s airports has been overwhelmed by passenger traffic, Minister of Health and […]
Suriname: PUMPED OVER SRD 1 BILLION INTO ECONOMY IN TWO MONTHS
In the past two months, the government has spent more than SRD 1,048,800,000 on treasury bills. The money has now largely been pumped into the economy, says a banker. The securities were bought by […]
