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15+ min ago   (1511+ words) Q: Card transactions show an increase in spending, but is there information on cash sales and whether they decline or increase? Is the black market cash industry in decline? What I am getting at is: is GDP really increasing or is…...

25+ min ago   (979+ words) Anyone who regularly buys groceries has probably noticed that the same amount of money doesn't fill the cart like it used to. Everything from everyday staples to dinner ingredients seems to take a bigger bite out of the weekly budget....

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (220+ words) The IMF's latest stress test examined how banks would cope with an AI crash, soaring government bond yields and an economic slowdown. Under this scenario, 22% of global banking assets would be held in 110 "weak" lenders, whose core capital ratio would…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1535+ words) That question framed the T&T Chamber’s second annual Post-Budget Meeting in San Fernando, held under the theme “The Private Sector as a Partner in National Implementation.” When I delivered my inaugural address in April, I called for a reset…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (747+ words) Executive director of the Bankers Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BATT) Keston Howell. “Their success, however, will depend on effective implementation and tangible benefits for households, businesses and the wider economy,” BATT stated. BATT identified mandatory tax filing through the…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (86+ words) Seeking Alpha - This morning, the NFIB published its latest small business sentiment readings. The overall optimism index disappointed, falling to 97.9, slightly weaker than the expected reading of 98.0. - The share of firms reporting inflation and quality of labor as their biggest…...