Economic Indicators - Jamaica's debt is falling [1] - Crime rates are collapsing in Jamaica [1] - Jamaica's unemployment rate is at a record low [1] Political Landscape - Prime Minister Andrew Holness is seeking a rare third term in Jamaica [1] - Despite positive economic indicators, it might not be enough for Holness to win [1]

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Global bonds are facing renewed selling pressure as jitters around inflation, debt sales and fiscal discipline erode sentiment toward what had previously been some of the world’s safest assets https://t.co/fjgk03yJaf ...

RT SightBringer (@_The_Prophet__)The script handed down - stay out of trouble, get your degree, climb the ladder - was written for a world that no longer exists.It worked when capital was anchored to production, when wages tracked productivity, and when assets weren’t financialized into instruments of rent extraction. That world is gone.Here’s the real truth:1. Wages decoupled from wealthSince the 1970s, productivity has continued to rise while wages flatlined. The difference didn’t vanish - it was captured ...

Finland’s government agreed on a budget for next year as it strives to address ballooning debt and kickstart growth in one of Europe’s weakest economies https://t.co/F59n6mT3Eu ...

Consumer Debt & Financial Strain - Over half of Americans lack a budget [1] - Two in five Americans carry credit card debt month-to-month [1] - The average credit card balance is approximately $6,500 [1] - Debt level, rather than income level, is a critical factor in financial trouble [2] Deteriorating Debt Management - The percentage of people making credit card payments less than the required minimum rose to 13% in August, a 13% increase from the spring [3] - The percentage of people transferring debt between cards also increased by 13% [3] - The share of borrowers consolidating credit card debt into a personal loan doubled to 8% [4] - More consumers are failing to pay bills on time compared to a year ago [4] - Payments that are more than 90 days late are rising [4] Key Drivers of Financial Strain - A worsening employment environment contributes to late payments [4] - Inflation and sustained high interest rates are key drivers of financial strain [4] - An across-the-board increase in late payments indicates financial strain even among creditworthy borrowers [5]

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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are facing a difficult return to work this week, with investors sending long-term borrowing costs for UK debt spiking to the highest since 1998. Get The Readout with Ruth David. https://t.co/LerphRPpvF ...

Africa’s poorest countries are struggling to take on more debt to invest in agriculture and are increasingly faced with the stark choice of paying off costly loans or feeding their people, global development leaders have warned https://t.co/F3cOTgcj0a ...

Brazil is tapping international debt investors for a third time this year — its busiest for sovereign bond sales in more than a decade — as borrowers return to global credit markets https://t.co/KJntJQ6XWW ...