June 7, 2018
Johnson ‘warns of Brexit meltdown’
Boris Johnson reportedly warned there may be a Brexit "meltdown" in comments made at a private dinner this week.The foreign secretary also referred to the Treasury as the "heart of Remain", according to a report by Buzzfeed. In recorded comments to…
May 29, 2018
Dow tumbles 430 points on Italy fears and US-China trade tensions
Volatility gripped Wall Street on Tuesday. The Dow fell as much as 430 points -- 1.6% -- on fears about a political crisis in Italy and renewed trade tensions between the United States and China. The index turned negative for the year. The S&P 500…
May 3, 2018
DSS’ Flagship SafetyNet.ai Gets Document Retention Capabilities
New York City, 2nd May 2018 – Domus Semo Sancus (DSS) today announced the introduction of Document Retention tools in SafetyNet.ai, its award-winning enhanced due diligence (EDD) cognitive search and crime prevention tool. Many organizations,…
April 24, 2018
Oil at $75 as Iran sanction fears mount
Oil prices hit $75 on Tuesday, the highest level in nearly three and a half years, as fears mounted over the prospect of new US sanctions on Iran. Brent crude jumped for the sixth consecutive day, trading as high as $75.27 before falling back…
April 16, 2018
Pound’s strong run continues
The pound sterling has continued its recent strong run against the dollar pushing firmly above $1.43. It is the seventh session in a row that the pound has made gains against the US currency. The strong run means that, among the G10 group of rich…
April 9, 2018
US deficit forecast to hit $1 trillion following tax cuts
The US is heading for a budget deficit of more than $1 trillion (£707bn) by 2020 following tax cuts and higher public spending, according to the Congressional Budget Office. It said that while the measures will temporarily boost the US economy, they…
April 5, 2018
US trade deficit widens in February
America's trade deficit widened in February as its international trade hit a monthly record. The deficit was $57.6bn - the largest monthly gap between exports and imports of goods and services since 2008, the US Commerce Department said. The figures…
March 16, 2018
OVER 150 TRAINED IN STRATEGIC BUDGET REFORM (March 5-16, 2018)
The Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment in collaboration with the IMF's Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC), conducted training for over 150 policy makers and program managers across Government and Statutory Bodies between…
March 2, 2018
Trade wars are good, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said "trade wars are good", amid controversy over his decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. He tweeted that the US was "losing billions of dollars on trade" and would find a trade war "easy to……
February 16, 2018
US rejects China-led bid for Chicago Stock Exchange
The US has rejected a proposed merger between the Chicago Stock Exchange and a Chinese-linked investor group. The decision comes after more than two years of reviews by officials. The tie-up was initially approved by the Committee on Foreign…