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Caribbean perspective. Global context.

Markets & Economic Intelligence

Market observations alongside CBR’s regional economic intelligence.

Daily + Weekly

Global Indices

IndexCloseChange (%)
S&P 500——
NASDAQ Composite——
Dow Jones Industrial Average——
FTSE 100——
DAX——
CAC 40——
Nikkei 225——
Hang Seng——
As at: —Source: International Exchanges

Macro Risk Profile

Weekly CFD · Key Regional Indicators

SectorRisk WeightingCurrent Signal
SectorWeightingCurrent signal
SectorWeightingCurrent signal
SectorWeightingCurrent signal
SectorWeightingCurrent signal
SectorWeightingCurrent signal
SectorWeightingCurrent signal
SectorWeightingCurrent signal
As at: —Source: Caribbean Financial Dispatch — Key Regional Indicators

Currencies

1 USD = local currency units

CurrencyRatePrevious Close
Aruba (AWG)——
Bahamas (BSD)——
Barbados (BBD)——
Belize (BZD)——
Cayman Islands (KYD)——
Dominican Republic (DOP)——
Guyana (GYD)——
Haiti (HTG)——
Jamaica (JMD)——
Eastern Caribbean (XCD)——
Suriname (SRD)——
Trinidad & Tobago (TTD)——

Rates will use the latest verified daily snapshot.

As at: —Source: Caribbean Central Banks / Verified Foreign-Exchange Data

Caribbean Markets

IndexCloseChange (%)
JSE Index——
All T&T Index——
BISX All Share——
BSE Local——
BSX Index——
ECSE——
As at: —Source: Respective Regional Stock Exchanges

Forward Catalyst Calendar

Weekly CFD · Events and developments to watch

Date / Window—
CatalystCFD catalyst
Why It MattersPublished economic significance
Watch ForPublished watch point
Date / Window—
CatalystCFD catalyst
Why It MattersPublished economic significance
Watch ForPublished watch point
Date / Window—
CatalystCFD catalyst
Why It MattersPublished economic significance
Watch ForPublished watch point
Date / Window—
CatalystCFD catalyst
Why It MattersPublished economic significance
Watch ForPublished watch point
As at: —Source: Caribbean Financial Dispatch — Forward Catalyst Calendar

Commodities

CommodityPrice (US$)Change (%)
WTI Crudeper barrel——
Brent Crudeper barrel——
OPEC Basketper barrel——
Natural Gasper MMBtu——
Goldper troy ounce——
Silverper troy ounce——
As at: —Source: Markets Insider / OPEC (official basket reference)

Oil and gas: daily reference snapshot, retrieved at 4 p.m. Jamaica time; source quotes 15:49–15:50, delayed. Other observations retain their displayed dates.