ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW

ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW

This week’s Trends Journal cover speaks tens of thousands of words. Today, gold racked up a new high, hitting nearly $3,040 per ounce. As we go to press it’s at $3,034 per ounce... up nearly $1,000 per ounce since we forecast that a Top Trend of 2024 would be a Golden Year for Gold.

THE STOCK MARKET…IS THIS THE BIG ONE?

THE STOCK MARKET…IS THIS THE BIG ONE?

Over the past several weeks the U.S. stock market has suffered substantial losses. There is not a single day which has gone by over the last few weeks that I have not gotten bombarded with a single question, “Greg, Is This the Big Stock Market Crash?” 

Gold Bar And Bullion Stacked In Front Of Dark Background

TOP TREND 2024: A GOLDEN YEAR FOR GOLD

The U.S. spot gold price briefly topped $3,000 on 10 March, passing the milestone for the first time. The metal’s futures price in European evening trading surpassed the same milestone later on the same day. 

Global Economy

SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER

SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER

Private equity firm BlackRock is leading a consortium that plans to purchase a controlling interest in the country of Panama’s ocean ports from Hong Kong-based C.K. Hutchison Holdings for $22.8 billion. 

SPOTLIGHT: TRADE WAR FALLOUT

SPOTLIGHT: TRADE WAR FALLOUT

Donald Trump’s abrupt and aggressive tariff policies have swerved the global economy onto a trajectory of slowed growth and rising costs that will worsen the longer and more acrimonious the trade war becomes, a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned.

CHINESE ECONOMIC BRIEFS

CHINESE ECONOMIC BRIEFS

Still struggling to revive the country’s consumer economy, Chinese officials have instructed banks to encourage households to borrow and to use their credit cards.

The Israel War

Globe With Stethoscope

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CONDEMNS ISRAEL

Doctors Without Borders said in a statement last week that it “strongly condemns” Israel’s decision to impose a new siege on Gaza to try and force Hamas to agree to its new ceasefire terms.

Trends in AI

Hi-Tech Science

GYROTRONS BRING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CLOSER

GYROTRONS BRING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CLOSER

Geothermal energy—piping the Earth’s inner heat to the surface to warm buildings, water, and other things that need it—has been limited by the ability to reach down to get it. 

STORING 5,000 VIDEO MOVIES ON A TINY CRYSTAL

STORING 5,000 VIDEO MOVIES ON A TINY CRYSTAL

At the University of Chicago, researchers have used the quirks of quantum physics to store and retrieve vast amounts of data in a tiny crystal barely a tenth of an inch in size (about 0.10 of a millimeter).

The above are just a few of the many articles in the latest Trends Journal. CLICK HERE for the full edition.

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