April 6, 2022 Government Operations Results for February 2022 For the period of April 2021 to February 2022, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $602.59 billion, $12.93 billion less than the Government’s projection. This represented an increase of approximately 22.9% relative to the $490.16 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2021. ‘Non-Tax
March 30, 2022 According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, bea) “Third” estimate, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.9% in the Fourth quarter of 2021. Real GDP increased by 2.3% in the third quarter. The GDP estimate released today is based on more complete source data than were available
According to The US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of job opportunities remained stable at 11.3 million on the final business day of February. Hires increased slightly to 6.7 million, while total separations stayed steady at 6.1 million. Within separations, the quit rate remained relatively stable at 2.9 percent, and the layoffs and discharges rate
Monetary Policy Press Release - March 2022 March 30, 2022 Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) announces its decision to increase the policy interest rate (the rate offered to deposit-taking institutions on overnight placements with BOJ) by 50 basis points to 4.50 per cent per annum, effective 30 March 2022. The Bank also decided to continue pursuing
USA Economic Review -February 2022 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) also certify that no part of their compensation was, is, or
March 23, 2022 Monthly Economic Review - February 2022 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) also certify that no part of their compensation
March 17, 2022 Outline According to STATIN (The Statistical Institute of Jamaica), the Consumer Price Index for February 2022 was 118.4, up 0.8 per cent from January 2022 which closed at 117.6. The upward movement was primarily attributable to a 1.3 per cent increase in the index of the heavily weighted ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage’
March 15, 2022 Equity Market Review February 2022 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) also certify that no part of their compensation was,
February 14, 2022 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.8% for February 2022, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) after a 0.6% increase in January. The all-items index rose 7.9% before seasonal adjustment over the last year. It was noted, “The 12-month increase has
Fitch Ratings on March 09, 2022, affirms a stable outlook ‘B+’ for Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR). It was noted the stable outlook is based on Fitch's expectation that hasn’t been interrupted by the pandemic, a downward trend in public debt-to-GDP will be underpinned by political consensus to maintain a high primary surplus.
