October 17, 2019 Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 0.51% or US$0.30, as prices decreased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on October 17, 2019 at a price of US$58.80 per barrel relative to US$59.10 on October 10, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$54.91 per barrel. Petrojam prices
Date: October 16, 2019 Consumer Price Index – September 2019 The consumer price index for the month of September 2019 increased by 0.4%, following a 0.8% increase in its index for August 2019, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of September rose to 264.2 relative to
October 14, 2019 According to the latest report published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, “In August 2019 compared with July 2019, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.1% in the EU28.” However, in July 2019, production declined by 0.4% in the euro area
October 11, 2019 September’s import prices rose 0.2%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics after declining 0.2% the previous month. This advance was mostly attributable to the higher prices in fuel imports and nonfuel goods which declined 0.1%. Nonetheless, export prices fell 0.2% in September relative to a 0.6% decrease the previous month.
October 10, 2019 “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) remained unchanged in September on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.1% in August. Over the past year, the all items index rose 1.7% before seasonal adjustment. The all items index increased 1.7% over the last 12 months ending September, a similar rise
Date: October 10, 2019 Net International Reserves- September 2019 Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) totaled US$3,098.05 million as at September 2019, reflecting an increase of US$161.60 million relative to the US$2,936.45 million reported as at the end of August 2019 (see figure 1). Changes in the NIR resulted from an increase in Foreign Assets of
October 9, 2019 The Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that, “the number of job openings was little changed at 7.1 million on the last business day of August.” In addition, for August, hires and separations changed to 5.8 million and 5.6 million, respectively. Regarding quits rate and layoffs and discharge rate, these were little changed
Date: October 08, 2019 Daily Market Summary 08.10.2019 Analyst Certification -This research report is for information purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation. Each research analyst (s) also certify that no part of their compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendation (s) or view (s)
Date: October 08, 2019 Jamaica Broilers Group Limited (JBG) has advised that a Senior Manager purchased 30,000 JBG shares on October 1, 2019. Analyst Certification -This research report is for information purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation. Each research analyst (s) also certify that no part of their compensation was,
October 7, 2019 According to the latest report published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, “house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.2% in both the euro area and the EU in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same quarter of the previous year.” Additionally, the
