Strong Prospects for T&T’s Economic Recovery in 2022
After managing almost two years of lockdown and economic constraint, Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) cautiously re-opens in an effort to kick-start the economy with strong prospects in place. Following a…
Commentary
Budget FY2021/22: Sectoral Initiatives Hope to Boost Economic and Fiscal Prospects
The Budget Statement for FY2021/22 was delivered on 4 October 2021, kicking off debates in both Parliament and the public square. Based on oil and gas price assumptions of USD65/bbl…
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…
Has T&T’s Economy Become More or Less Energy-Dependent?
Economic diversification has been on Trinidad and Tobago’s agenda since the first “oil boom” of the 1970s, and has remained a major topic of intellectual debate and policy discussion ever…
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…
