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Rising Interest Rates and the Impact on Bonds
What are Bonds? Bonds are securities that represent a loan from a group of investors to a company, government or government agency. The borrower will seek to issue bonds when…

Review of Equity Markets over the 1st Quarter 2022
International Market Review The strong momentum that characterized the last quarter of 2021 was not evident in the first quarter of 2022 as uncertainty and volatility permeated throughout much of…

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
Digital currencies are not a new phenomenon in the modern world, as matter of fact, out of the USD21 trillion in circulation in the United States, only about USD2 trillion…

The U.S. Market’s Reaction to the Fed’s Rate Hikes
The Federal Reserve (Fed) in the US is tasked with monitoring risks to the economic and financial systems and takes steps to support a healthy economy. On 11 March 2020,…

First Citizens Senior Kings & Queens of Carnival Awarded!
The First Citizens Group joined the National Carnival Commission and the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Bands Association in awarding the top Senior Kings and Queens of Carnival on Wednesday 23rd…

Global Agriculture Prices
At the beginning of the year economic activity across the globe continued picking up as governments’ covid-19 vaccination drives boosted consumer confidence. Although robust fiscal and monetary stimulus packages unwound,…

A Gold Standard For Success
Congratulations Sharon Christopher

The Impact of Russia and Ukraine Tensions on Financial Markets
14 March 2022 The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine is not new and has existed well before now. The current tensions emerged since 2014 when Russia annexed the Crimean…

