AI Robot at work in an office AI Spending Drives Long-Term Opportunity Despite Short-Term Market Volatility June 26, 2026 Dave Dookie, Managing Director AI Remains the Long-Term Investment Theme: Despite a sharp pullback in technology stocks this week, artificial intelligence continues to be the dominant long-term growth story. Investors are becoming more selective, favoring companies with proven AI-driven earnings while reassessing stretched valuations. Global Markets Ended

June 20, 2026 Trinidad Charts a Stronger Economic Course, from Stabilization to Growth Trinidad & Tobago Mid-Year Review Shows Improving Fiscal Position: The Government reported a reduction in the fiscal deficit from 5.8% of GDP to 4.0% of GDP, supported by stronger than expected revenues and controlled expenditure. Investor confidence was further boosted by the successful US$1 billion international bond issue and Moody’s Stable Outlook. U.S. Markets led by Technology Stocks:

Moody’s Strengthens Trinidad and Tobago’s Credit Outlook

Strong pipeline of June IPOs, led by the anticipated SpaceX listing.

Natural Gas Rebounds as Global Demand Outlook Improves

Trinidad at an Inflection Point, Economic Confidence and Market Strength Return

Caribbean Bonds face higher interest rates.

AI Rally Extends as Energy Risks Support Oil Markets

Caribbean Bonds Steady as Global Equities Grind Higher

Tech Rally Continues and Trinidad Bonds show Strength

Geopolitics drives energy surge in 2026, Trinidad Assets hold firm.

T&T's Economic Recovery Underway but Gradual

Strong Credit, High Yield: Trinidad & Tobago Bonds Are Gaining Investor Attention Dave Dookie, Managing Director Caribbean sovereign bonds continue to trade at elevated yields due to global rising interest rate pressures, offering attractive income opportunities relative to developed markets. Trinidad and Tobago bonds yield 4.9% to 6.7% across the curve, trading tighter than regional peers due to its investment-grade status and energy driven fiscal strength. Higher oil prices

T&T Market Advances as Energy Prices Reshape Global Equity Performance Dave Dookie, Managing Director Rising energy prices are driving global markets . Increase in Brent Crude Oil and a modest decline in Natural Gas prices have reinforced inflation concerns, triggering a shift toward energy, financials, and defensive sectors, while pressuring growth and consumer-oriented stocks in the Global Market. U.S. Equities extended the sell-off . S&P 500 fell (-2.10%), Dow Jones Indust

​Energy prices surge, global volatility presents opportunities and risks for Trinidad and Tobago Dave Dookie, Managing Director Higher global energy prices are emerging as one of the most significant macroeconomic variables for Trinidad and Tobago in 2026. As a hydrocarbon dependent economy, government revenues, critical foreign exchange inflows, and overall fiscal stability remain closely linked to movements in oil and natural gas prices. Recent geopolitical developments in

2023 – Market recovery with bumps along the way Reflecting on the closing of 2022, we note that the U.S. economy narrowly avoided recession, Europe's financial markets continuing to decline, and Asia showed signs of growth following the reopening of major markets after the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. On the horizon for 2023 forecasted is weaker growth, higher inflation, and more Central Bank interest rate hikes. ​ In contrast to the U.S., the Euro area and the U.K. are mos

Inflation risk on the horizon as markets adjust to the new nominal theme June 1, 2021 ​ Global markets have responded to the re-opening of the more developed economies with double digit stock market year-to-date returns. The S&P 500 index closed May 2021 with a positive return for the year at 11.93 per cent while the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones both produced returns of 6.68 per cent and 12.82 per cent respectively. ​ London’s FTSE index recorded a year-to-date gain of 8.70 per c

In 2021 global growth is projected at 5.5 percent. Overall, this would leave 2021 GDP some 6½ percentage points lower than in the pre-COVID-19 projections of January 2020. The adverse impact on low-income households is particularly acute, imperiling the significant progress made in reducing extreme poverty in the world since the 1990s.

2021 The Year of Recovery The past year has been one for the history books. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented sudden shutdown of global economies with constraints on social activities and travel not seen in decades. There were massive protests and social unrest in the United States and across Europe. Further, in November we witness what was perhaps the most contentious and polarized US presidential election in recent history. The United Kingdom formally exit th