One of our Top Trends for 2025 is “The Trump Card.” As the old Bronx saying goes, “Bullshit has its own sound.”
Category: TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 25 2025
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GENERAL MILLS CUTS SALES OUTLOOK FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
General Mills, a major supplier of packaged and processed foods, now says its sales will decline by 1.5 to 2 percent in the current fiscal year, compared to its previous forecast of flat to a 1-percent increase.
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U.S. HOME SALES INCREASE AS BUYERS SURRENDER TO HIGHER INTEREST RATES
In February, home sales rose 4.2 percent above January’s level as more homes came up for sale and more buyers seem to acquiesce to the idea that interest rates will remain at their current level or could move higher in the months ahead.
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CLOSELY-WATCHED INDICATOR SLIPS IN FEBRUARY
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) sank 0.3 of a percentage point last month, compounding January’s decline of 0.2 percent.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW
Another day in the U.S.A. is another day of economic and political uncertainty. And where it starts and stops nobody knows. As we continue to note, two of our Top Trends for 2025 are the Trump Card and the Wild Card, both of which are being played day-in and day-out.
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U.S. CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING AS MOOD CONTINUES TO DARKEN
Foot traffic in American brick-and-mortar stores was 4.3 percent less in early March than a year earlier, continuing a reduction in shopping that began early this year, research service RetailNext reported.