The NASDAQ took its worst weekly beating since June, falling 2 percent on Friday alone and dragging the Standard & Poor’s 500 index down with it.
Category: TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Oct 20 2026
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ECONOMIC UPDATE
In trend forecasting, it is important to understand that all things are connected. Or as Chief Seattle said, “All things are connected like the blood which unites us all.”
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SPECIAL REPORT: AI’S RISK TO FINANCIAL MARKETS
The world’s economy has become so narrowly balanced on the AI boom that a sharp reversal in AI stock values could spark a global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund has warned in its latest Global Financial Stability Report.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.