Year in Review and Outlook for 2023

The upward momentum that characterized the financial market in 2021 was not evident in 2022 as markets were very volatile and turbulent, as the world economy faced unprecedented challenges including…

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2023 Outlook for Big Tech

‘Big Tech’ refers to the most dominant companies in the Information Technology industry and include the likes of Facebook (aka Meta), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google (aka Alphabet). They are…

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Tourism in the Caribbean

The Caribbean has a very diverse culture as a result of the region’s rich history. Countries are home to many historical man-made attractions such as forts and colonial era structures,…

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Understanding Corporate Credit Spreads

Let us examine one useful indicator of investor sentiment and the economic climate – Credit Spreads. A credit spread, not to get confused with an options strategy, is the difference…

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A Look Back at 2022

A Year Mired by Uncertainty At the start of 2022, the raging spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 began to dampen economic sentiment as many countries were forced to…

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The Economics of the World Cup

The Economics of the World Cup The FIFA World Cup is one of the most prestigious sporting mega-events in the world and is not only considered an honor to host…

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Fed Pivot

Economies around the world have faced rising inflationary pressures for most of 2022, propelled by global supply-chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and higher energy prices largely due to…

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Climate Change and the Economy

The gradual heating of the earth’s surface and oceans since the dawn of industrialisation has led to a significant reduction in the volume of ice in the earth’s coldest regions…

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Citizenship by Investment: Importance to the Caribbean

Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program is defined by the World Citizenship Report as, “the process that legally grants individuals and in some cases, their families, a second citizenship through investments…

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Inflation Expectation For The Remainder Of 2022

Rising inflationary pressures have been a challenge for many governments and central banks around the world.  Since 2021, global prices have risen faster and more persistently than expected, driven by…

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Global Macro Outlook: Weaker Conditions to Persist

In its latest World Economic Outlook for October 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its world growth forecast for 2023. It left the 2022 growth forecast unchanged at 3.2%,…

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Short Selling

For most investors, the primary objective of investing in a stock is to make a profit and this is accomplished by taking a “long” position, which means buying and owning…

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Barbados’ ReBERT

Barbados has expressed interest in another economic program supported by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) three-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) aimed at maintaining and strengthening macroeconomic stability and to continue…

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Capital Markets Review 3rd Quarter 2022

Global Macro-Economic Review The downward momentum that characterized the first half of 2022 was maintained in the third quarter as uncertainty and volatility remained elevated throughout the period.  Global stock…

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