Alton Drew
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Alton Drew
10h ago
USD/JMD=154.3443 USD/BHS=1.00 USD/XCD=2.70 Sources: Bank of Jamaica, Central Bank of the Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ..read more
Alton Drew
10h ago
Federal Reserve Bloomberg AUD/USD 0.6478 0.6406 GBP/USD 1.2457 1.2421 EUR/USD 1.0647 1.0618 USD/JPY 153.1200 154.6600 Source: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System, Bloomberg ..read more
Alton Drew
1w ago
For the last five and a half years, I have been what I term a legal risky data analyst. This is my nomenclature for what are otherwise known as document review attorneys. Using analog i.e., paper or digital i.e., electronic techniques, we pour over and through documents looking for privileged information or confidential information ensuring ..read more
Alton Drew
2w ago
A high school classmate shared with me her concern about looking for higher yielding accounts. Baby boomers closing in on retirement are either trying to accumulate more cash via compounding interest while saving more of our incomes and sticking those savings into accounts. Meanwhile the media is guiding our eyeballs and eardrums to the messaging ..read more
Alton Drew
3w ago
We are moving deeper into the silly season. If there are still any primaries going on, Super Tuesday just about sucked what little oxygen there was out of the room. That President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump would end up being the presumptive nominees for their parties was, based on the polling, expected ..read more
Alton Drew
3w ago
I swear sometimes that Bloomberg, Reuters, and Yahoo! Finance are nothing but mouthpieces for the Federal Reserve System. During my brief stint as an analyst/editor with Telecommunications Reports, a standard mode for gathering intel on regulatory agencies was to sit next to the fax machine waiting for a press release. We would then confirm the ..read more
Alton Drew
3w ago
I live in the 30310-zip code made up primarily of Atlanta’s West End neighborhood. There is a population of approximately 26,062 people with a median income of $24,604. 79.9% of the residents classify themselves as African American or black, while 12.4% of residents classify themselves as white or Caucasian. The unemployment rate hovers around 4.6 ..read more
Alton Drew
1M ago
During a discussion tonight with friends, the issue came up about whether the Biden administration has created a good economy. One participant decided to put out there for consideration the economic data points often cited by the mainstream media. The participant cited inflation, arguing that inflation has been coming down under the Biden administration, moving ..read more
Alton Drew
1M ago
Hopes for a rate cut any time soon appear dashed as the Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in February and 3.2% over the last 12 months. The dollar apparently strengthened on the news. Here are the new rates, as of 8:30 am today that facing the Atlanta international community. USD/JPY=147.7863 EUR/USD=1.0917 USD/MXN=16.8123 USD/INR=82.7776 Source: x-rates.com ..read more
Alton Drew
1M ago
It is CPI Day in America. Bloomberg Economist expects a 0.3% increase in February consumer prices. On a year-over-year basis, the consensus is 3.7%. I guess we will find out how in line the consensus is with the actual numbers in 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Atlanta’s international community is looking at the following foreign exchange rates ..read more