Rates payable on Bank of Jamaica CD instruments declined for six consecutive weeks following applications received in response to an offer of $32 billion by the Bank of Jamaica today and resulted in an average yield of 8.11% for successful bids, down from 8.32 percent last week.
The auction attracted 257 bids for just over $46.43 billion, with 199 successful. The lowest submitted rate was 7.5 percent and the highest at 10.25 percent, down from 11 percent in the previous auction, with a partially successful bid at 8.25 percent, down from 8.35 percent previously.
The total amount of 30 days CDs is now $103 billion, down from $106 billion last week.
BOJ CD rate falls again
April 26, 2023 by