Last week’s renewed fighting along the Persian Gulf boosted oil prices, leaving investors uncertain.
Category: TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Jul 28 2026
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THE NEW RICH REDEFINE LUXURY SPENDING
In the past, old wealth spent big on five-figure dresses and Coach leather goods.
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U.S. TECH COMPANIES HAVE DUMPED 140,000 WORKERS THIS YEAR
U.S. tech companies, large and small, have laid off about 140,000 workers so far this year as spending on AI infrastructure is approaching $1 trillion.
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HIGH INTEREST RATES DAMPEN U.S. HOUSING MARKET
The average U.S. interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 6.58 percent last week, rising from 6.55 percent the previous week, reaching the highest that the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. has recorded this year.
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AMERICA’S “NILFS” REACHED A RECORD NUMBER IN JUNE
U.S. adults “not in the labor force” (NILFs) numbered 105.8 million, the most on record, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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INVESTORS YANK RECORD AMOUNT OF CASH FROM HIGH-GRADE BONDS
During the week ending 22 July, investors pulled a net $7.1 billion out of investment-grade bond funds, the largest weekly cash outflow on record, data service LSEG Lipper reported.
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U.S. REFINERIES RUNNING AT CAPACITY AS OIL RESERVES SHRINK
Across the U.S., oil refineries are running at 96 percent of capacity, with those in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions operating at 100 percent, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported last week.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE
As we have forecast, the Dot-com Bust 2.0 is the way of the equity market world, and it will be a market crash heard around the world.