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

Global opportunities in a Pandemic US Markets ​ In the US, rising coronavirus cases and deaths have raised questions over the strength of the US economic recovery. Economic indicators have begun to signal that business activity has slowed, investors continue to search for positive momentum in various sectors. Technology and healthcare have begun to show the most promise for patient investors.   On Friday, US payroll and unemployment numbers would be revealed. The unemployment

Markets rattled and the fear factor returns causing significant corrections in Global Equities and Energy Markets...Guyana at an inflection point. US Markets ​ The coronavirus has spread to 85 countries, infecting more than 100,000 people, according to a Reuters tally based on statements from health ministries and government officials. ​ U.S. Treasury debt yields plunged to historic lows on Friday, while U.S. stocks continued the decline and the Dow Jones lost more than 800 p

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January 22, 2019 Investors re-enter EM markets, as EM funds attracted in excess of US$ 3.3bn in the last week. United States Fears over the global economy are weighing on the investors even though demand for factory goods remains solid. An index of U.S. consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in more than two years in January. As recorded by the University of Michigan index, the decline reflected worries about the US Government shutdown, trade tensions, volatile markets,

September 4, 2018 September market memories create jitters, while Petrotrin Global Bonds trade at 16% yield. US Market – 9-year Bull run continues!   United States and Canada NAFTA trade discussions were the focus of the market as at the end of August.  Mr. Trump wrote, “If we do not make a fair deal for the US after decades of abuse, Canada will be out.” The comment is a reminder of the risks to a possible deal ahead of the resumption of talks on Wednesday.  Mr. Trump negoti

July 4, 2018 US Equity Market Volatility Spikes as Global Trade War Fears Loom US Markets ​ The US stock market closed the first half of the year trading with significant volatility as the market continued to lose its upward trend. Investors employed options to manage risk and hedge the equity market downward momentum. The VIX is based on option prices on the S&P 500 and tends to increase in value when stock prices fall. At the time of writing, year-to-date the VIX is up 41.3