November 25, 2019 United States: Impeachment Reaches Decision Stage as Democrats Review Evidence “House Democrats are starting to compress weeks of depositions, documents and testimony into a report almost certain to result in articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, as the White House wages a campaign to discredit the investigation. Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff
November 22, 2019 The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that from June 2018 to June 2019, employment increased in 279 of the 355 largest U.S. counties. National employment rose 149.1 million in June 2019, a 1.1% increase over the year. Adams, CO, had the largest percentage increase in employment with
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
Date: November 21, 2019 The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) held its Quarterly Monetary Policy Press Conference today, where the Governor, Mr. Richard Byles, commented on the Bank’s decision to maintain the policy interest rate at 0.50% per annum. According to the Governor, “this policy decision reflects the Bank’s continued assessment that monetary conditions are generally
Date: November 21, 2019 Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ) has advised that a connected party sold 100,000 CPJ shares on November 15, 2019. 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
Date: November 21, 2019 Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has advised that two connected parties sold a total of 59,191 SVL shares during the period November 12 to 14, 2019. 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
Date: November 21, 2019 Eppley Limited (EPLY) has declared an ordinary dividend of 3.72 cents ($0.0372) per share. Payment will be made on December 19, 2019 to shareholders on record as at December 5, 2019. The ex-dividend date will be December 4, 2019. Analyst Certification -The views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the
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 1834 Investments Limited (1834) posted revenue of $12.65 million, a 16% decline when compared to $15.15 million reported for the comparable period in 2018. For the quarter, revenue inched up by 1% to $6.98 million (2018: $6.91 million). Other operating income increased by 79% to $63.91 million (2018: $35.79 million). Other
