Press Release
20 January 2015
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
Bank of Jamaica intervened in the foreign exchange market on Monday, January 19 2015. This is the
third intervention sale since the start of 2015, resulting in cumulative sales of US$50 million to the
market.
The Bank notes that daily inflows to the foreign exchange market for the month to date have been
buoyant.
The Bank also wishes to advise that, last week (week ending 17 January), it pre-paid to the domestic
money market US$145 million of 2-year US dollar CDs ahead of maturity.
The Bank of Jamaica is committed to maintaining orderly conditions in the foreign exchange market at
all times.