Job opportunities for economists, especially young ones looking for a foothold in the profession, are the worst in years, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Category: TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Jan 27 2026
U.S. GOVERNMENT BUYS 16 MILLION SHARES OF RARE MINERALS COMPANY
The Trump administration has issued a letter of intent to provide a $1.3-billion loan and $277 million in financing to USA Rare Earth, an Oklahoma company that mines rare earth minerals and uses them to produce high-tech magnets for the aerospace, defense, electric vehicle, and electronics industries.
IN SURPRISE REVERSAL, HOME SELLERS OUTNUMBER BUYERS
After more than three years in which desperate home buyers bid up the prices of the near-historically low number of homes for sale, in December, there were about 45 percent more households trying to sell their houses than people who bought homes, despite mortgage interest rates falling to their lowest in about three years.
ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
Today gold prices spiked $173, selling at $5,180 per ounce and silver went up $8.31 selling at $112.09 per ounce.
SPECIAL REPORT: GOLD, SILVER SET PRICE RECORDS
As Trends Journal subscribers will know, we called the bottom of gold in September 2023 when it was selling at $1,850 per ounce.




