Bank of Jamaica - 123RF

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) left its key interest rate unchanged at 5.75 per cent on Wednesday, choosing to wait and see how global events play out before making its next move. The central bank said that while prices at home are rising at a manageable pace — helped by lower food and electricity costs — it is worried that inflation could be pushed higher later this year as conflicts and changing US trade policies could make the things Jamaica imports more expensive.