United States: Rent Inflation Shows That Landlords Have the Upper Hand Again “If you’re a renter and you moved last year, you’re probably already paying more for shelter. If you didn’t, you may soon find yourself in a similar position, when your lease comes up for renewal. Outsize residential rent increases spreading from new leases
January 31, 2022 According to an estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, for the fourth quarter of 2021 seasonally adjusted GDP for the euro area increased by 0.3% and by 0.4% in the EU, when compared with the previous quarter. It was noted, “in the third quarter of 2021, GDP
January 31, 2022 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that compensation costs for civilian workers climbed 1.0%, seasonally adjusted, for the three months ending in December 2021. From September 2021, wages and salaries climbed by 1.1%, whereas benefit costs increased by 0.9%. Compensation costs for civilian workers grew by 4.0% in the
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United States: Then and Now: How This Fed Liftoff Is Nothing Like That of 2015 “The Federal Reserve is set for its most aggressive liftoff period in decades -- and one that’s far different from the last one that began in 2015. Chair Jerome Powell last week pointed to an economy in “a different situation”
January 28, 2022 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says “further tightening” of monetary policy may be needed if the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is to bring inflation down from its eight-year high. A worsening surge in consumer prices which was led chiefly by higher prices for food and transport pushed inflation to 8.5 percent in
United States: How Fed Could Decide to ‘Shock and Awe’ With Half-Point Hike “Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may consider the first half-point interest-rate increase in more than two decades later this year if he needs a “shock and awe” approach to counter persistently high inflation that risks feeding into Americans’ psychology. The Fed has
January 27, 2022 According to the latest report provided by the Eurostat, in the third quarter of 2021, household real consumption per capita rose by 4.1% in the euro area, after an increase in the previous quarter by 3.6%. However, during the third quarter of 2021 household real income per capita rose slightly by 0.1%,
Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 0.94%% or US$0.83 relative to the prior week. Oil traded on January 27, 2022, at US$89.27 per barrel relative to US$88.44 on January 13, 2021. Brent oil opened 2022 year at US$78.98 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased by 1.50% (JMD$2.54) and 90 Octane increase by
January 27, 2022 Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2021 (Advance Estimate) According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis' "advance" estimate, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a 6.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2021. Real GDP increased by 2.3% in the third quarter. The growth in real GDP was driven
