Date: July 27, 2018 National Commercial Bank Financial Group (NCBFG) for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 reported a Net Interest Income increase of 15%, relative to the corresponding period in 2017, to total $25.42 billion (2017: $22.19 billion), “resulting from volume growth in the loan portfolio and the consolidation of Clarien’s results”, Management noted.
Date: July 27, 2018 United States: Trump Predicts Data Will Show U.S. Economy in ‘Terrific’ Shape President Donald Trump predicted data on Friday will show the U.S. economy is in “terrific” shape amid forecasts that growth topped 4 percent in the second quarter, the fastest since 2014. Speaking at a steel mill in Granite City,
Date: July 26 ,2018 BOJ Modernisation As Jamaica aims to maintain fiscal discipline and macroeconomic stability, recently appointed Minister of Finance and Public Services, Honourable Dr. Nigel Clarke, announced the implementation of Jamaica’s second pillar, the modernisation of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). He highlighted today that this particular decision of institutional reform stemmed from
Date-July 26 ,2018 United States: U.S. Economy Set to Benefit From China Slowdown as World Suffers The U.S. would probably benefit from a sharp slowdown in China’s economy even as the rest of the world suffers, according to calculations by Germany’s Bundesbank. What may seem like a counter-intuitive scenario has its roots in trade relations.
Date: July 25, 2018 United States: Trump Wants the Fed to Roll Back the U.S. Economy Doves on the Federal Reserve evidently have a vocal ally in President Donald Trump. He said recently that he's "not thrilled" about the Fed increasing interest rates – a move the central bank is expected to signal this week, without
Date: July 24, 2018 United States: The U.S. Economy Deserves a Lot More Credit The U.S. economy is rolling along with far better prospects for solid growth than is widely realized, despite the many distractions that abound. This suggests that the path of least resistance for the equity market is higher, even if the rise is
Date: July 23, 2018 United States: U.S. 4% GDP Growth Seen More ‘Luck of the Draw’ Than New Reality The U.S. economy may have hit 4 percent growth in the second quarter, the fastest since 2014 and a feat President Donald Trump will tout as a sign of his success. It’s more like a winning
Date: July 20, 2018 Please click below to view June 2018's Economic Review. Monthly Economic Review - June 2018 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
Date: July 20, 2018 United States: Trump Says He’s ‘Ready To Go’ With $500 Billion in Tariffs on All China Imports President Donald Trump said he’s "ready to go" with tariffs on $500 billion of Chinese imports, saying the U.S. has been taken advantage of for too long. "I’m not doing this for politics. I’m
Date: July 19, 2018 United States: Fed’s Powell Says Gradual Rate Hikes Are the Best Path ‘For Now’ Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will continue to gradually raise interest rates “for now’’ to keep inflation near target amid a strong U.S. labor market. The Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed panel
