FOR HOW LONG NOW HAVE WE WARNED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN!
Category: 20 October 2026
GEN Z PROTESTS: FRANCE EXPERIENCES ‘WORST RIOTS IN DECADES
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for calm after riots broke out across France over energy prices, the high cost of living, and poor school conditions, but said rioters who damaged property will face justice.
AMERICANS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME AFFORDING BASIC NEEDS
Just weeks before the midterm elections in the U.S., a newly released survey found that 44 percent of Americans said they have had difficulty paying for at least one “basic need” in the last year.
THE AI HYPER-TRADE IS MOVING FROM AN EQUITY VALUATION PROBLEM INTO A CREDIT-RISK PROBLEM
THIS IS WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW IN REAL TIME WITH THE AI HYPER-TRADE.
WHAT BOND ROUT? INVESTORS GRAB U.S. TREASURIES
After dumping U.S. treasury bonds and notes during the current global bond selloff, some investors are now snapping them up.
U.S. IMPORT PRICES ROSE MORE THAN EXPECTED IN SEPTEMBER
Americans paid 1.1 percent more for their imports last month than in August, a month for which the estimated increase was revised down to 0.5 percent.
WHOLESALE PRICES ROSE 1.3 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER
The U.S. producer price index (PPI), which tracks changes in wholesale prices, rose at an annual rate of 6.3 percent in September and climbed 1.3 percent from August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported.
RETAIL SALES SLOWED IN SEPTEMBER
Retail sales grew by 0.8 percent last month in dollar volume, slowing from August’s 1.3-percent expansion. Economists in a Wall Street Journal poll expected only half that much of an increase.
U.S. INFLATION SPED UP TO 3.7 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER
The rise in U.S. consumer prices accelerated at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in September as the Iran War’s energy price continued to pick consumers’ pockets.








