November 22, 2019 United States: Trump’s Fed Pick Judy Shelton Cast Doubt on Central Bank Independence “Judy Shelton, one of President Donald Trump’s most recent picks for the Federal Reserve board, challenged an article of faith regarding the U.S. central bank in private comments to a bank executive last month: that it should operate free
November 21, 2019 Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 1.91% or US$1.19, as prices decreased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on November 21, 2019 at a price of US$63.47 per barrel relative to US$62.28 on November 21, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$55.95 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87
November 21, 2019 United States: Fed Fretted About Economic Risk While Shifting From Cuts to Hold “Federal Reserve officials stressed that risks to the U.S. economy remained elevated as they agreed to put interest rates on hold following their third cut this year. Many participants saw downside risks to the economic outlook as elevated, “further
Date: November 20, 2019 United States: Fed Minutes Seen Reinforcing Message of Rates on Prolonged Hold “Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues have been especially chatty since cutting interest rates last month, yet a record of that meeting may still shed light on the strength of conviction among officials that monetary policy is
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November 19, 2019 United States: Trump’s Dollar Angst Overlooks Trade as a Bigger Factory Concern “President Donald Trump’s complaints that a strong dollar is hurting manufacturing overlook a far bigger concern at America’s factories: his trade policies. At a meeting Monday with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, “I protested fact that our Fed Rate is
November 18, 2019 Consumer Price Index – October 2019 The consumer price index for the month of October 2019 increased by 0.6%, following a 0.4% increase in its index for September 2019, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). This movement was largely attributed to the upward movements in the division of ‘Food and
