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
United States: Bullard Says ‘Faster Is Better’ for Fed in Rate-Hike Strategy “Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said U.S. monetary policy needs to be tightened quickly to stop putting upward pressure on inflation that is already too high, reiterating his call for interest rates to rise above 3% this year. “The
March 22, 2022 According to the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), euro area hourly labour cost increased by 1.9% during the fourth quarter of 2021, while EU hourly labour cost increased by 2.3% when compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The two main components used to determine labour costs are
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,
United States: Fed to Start Rate Hikes With License to Turn Aggressive Later “The Federal Reserve will this week begin a multi-month campaign to conquer inflation that could see Chair Jerome Powell moving even more aggressively after Russia’s war on Ukraine fanned prices further. Already pivoting to tightening monetary policy amid the fastest consumer price
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.
