Weekly Report – April 24, 2020

Apr 27, 2020

Local Stock Market Review For the week ended Friday, Majority of the Jamaica Stock Exchange indexes closed lower than the previous week. The JSE Junior Market Index decreased 0.89%, the JSE Combined Index decreased by 1.61%, the JSE Main Market Index decreased by 1.67%, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index decreased by 1.63% and the […]

Weekly Report – April 17, 2020

Apr 21, 2020

Local Stock Market Review For the week ended Friday, Majority of the Jamaica Stock Exchange indexes closed lower than the previous week. The JSE Junior Market Index decreased 7.83%, the JSE Combined Index decreased by 2.96%, the JSE Main Market Index decreased by 2.59%, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index decreased by 2.66% and the […]

Weekly Report – April 9, 2020

Apr 14, 2020

Local Stock Market Review For the week ended Friday, Majority of the Jamaica Stock Exchange indexes closed higher than the previous week. The JSE Junior Market Index increased 6.80%, the JSE Combined Index increased by 3.72%, the JSE Main Market Index increased by 3.50%, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 3.56% and the […]

Weekly Report – April 3, 2020

Apr 06, 2020

Local Stock Market Review For the week ended Friday, Majority of the Jamaica Stock Exchange indexes closed higher than the previous week. The JSE Junior Market Index increased 15.42%, the JSE Combined Index increased by 7.56%, the JSE Main Market Index increased by 7.01%, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 7.07% and the […]

Weekly Report – Mar 27, 2020

Mar 30, 2020

Local Stock Market Review For the week ended Friday, Majority of the Jamaica Stock Exchange indexes closed lower than the previous week. The JSE Junior Market Index increased 0.22%, the JSE Combined Index decreased by 1.99%, the JSE Main Market Index decreased by 2.14%, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index decreased by 2.16% and the […]

Weekly Report – Mar 20, 2020

Mar 23, 2020

Local Stock Market Review For the week ended Friday, the Jamaica Stock Exchange indexes closed lower than the previous week. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 7.70%, the JSE Combined Index decreased by 11.45%, the JSE Main Market Index decreased by 11.70%, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index decreased by 11.78% and the JSE USD […]

Jamaica’s COVID-19 Fiscal Stimulus: What Does This Mean For My Investments?

Mar 18, 2020

Written: 18/03/2020 Yesterday, March 17, 2020, Dr. The Honorable Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, announced a ‘Fiscal Stimulus Response to the COVID-19’. Altogether, the fiscal measure will be about J$25 billion, which the Government will allocate in the following ways: COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Business Employee Support and […]

Significance of the FED’s Rate Cut and its Other Measures

Mar 18, 2020

On Sunday evening, March 15th 2020, the Federal Reserve (FED), which is the United States of America’s Central Bank, announced some extra-ordinary measures to help its economy battle the effects of the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The main measures proposed are: A reduction in the target interest rate to 0.0 -0.25% Resumption of its bond buying […]

Revenue Measures for Financial Year 2020/2021

Mar 17, 2020

The Budget & You Summary Revenue Measures REVENUE MEASURES AND ASSOCIATED POTENTIAL REVENUE EFFECTS FISCAL COST OF REVENUE MEASURES (ANNUALIZED) Reduction in the standard General Consumption Tax (GCT) rate from 16.5 percent to 15 percent (J$13.968 Billion) Reduce the Assets Tax rate from 0.250 per cent to 0.125 per cent (J$3.020 Billion) New Income Tax […]

Weekly Report – Mar 13, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

Local Stock Market Review For the week ended Friday, the Jamaica Stock Exchange indexes closed lower than the previous week. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 8.55%, the JSE Combined Index decreased by 3.98%, the JSE Main Market Index decreased by 3.65%, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 3.66% and the JSE USD […]