Review of Equity Markets over the 3rd Quarter 2021
International Market ReviewThe momentum witnessed in the first half of the year, waned in the third quarter of 2021 as near-term outlooks dimmed due to rising coronavirus cases globally owing…
Insights
Global Stagflation Concerns
Price pressures have been increasing markedly over the past few months – a trend that has been observed globally, as supply chain disruptions continue to sweep over some of the…
The Fed’s Policy Stance and its impact on the Financial Markets
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has the ability to influence the performance of the US economy and this indirectly impacts the performance of the stock market. The stock market can…
Sun, Sand, Sea and Fiscal Space…The Caribbean Economy
The Caribbean region has long been trapped in a vicious cycle of low economic growth and onerous debt, exacerbated by its inherently small, narrow and highly open economies, which increase…
QUANTITATIVE EASING AND THE FED’S ASSETS TAPERING
In financial news today, much concern and discussion is being held about the US Federal Reserve System (Fed) tapering its asset purchases. Tapering in the world of finance, refers to…
Implications of the Global Distribution of SDRs
While the Covid-19 pandemic and the Credit Crunch are two separate and unique events, they share common effects and consequences. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008 materially disrupted the…
Extreme Poverty
Global poverty is a colossal issue facing the world today and the Caribbean is no exception. According to the World Bank, extreme poverty can be defined as living on less…
Heightened Risk Aversion as Investors Grow Anxious
Investors are becoming increasingly cautious about the potential impact that the recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases will have on the global economic recovery. The highly contagious Delta variant continues to…
The Future of 5G adoption
What is 5G Technology 5G is the fifth generation mobile network and is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G networks that is designed to virtually…
Headwinds for Global Recovery as Delta clouds Economic Outlook
The global economic recovery is expected to continue throughout this year as more countries are slowly rebounding from a challenging 2020. However, the new variants of Covid-19 particularly the Delta…