In March, central banks cashed in $82 billion worth of their holdings of U.S. treasury securities at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, reducing the volume of their securities there to the lowest since 2012, the Financial Times reported.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Apr 7 2026
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
Closures continue to hit the retail and restaurant industry due to rising costs, declining demand, shifting consumer habits and online shopping.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
The job market continues to be shaped by economic uncertainty, technological change, AI and shifting worker expectations.
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SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
Investors brushed aside concerns about a Mideast war, a U.S. stock market that delivered its worst quarter in four years, $100-a-barrel oil, and a bond sell-off to announce a record 22 deals with a value of at least $10 billion each during this year’s first three months.
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SPOTLIGHT: ECONOMIC UPDATE FROM THE IRAN WAR FRONT
Amid skyrocketing energy prices, the government of the Philippines has ordered people to work from home if they are able to in order to save fuel usually spent on commuting.
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SPECIAL REPORT: HOW CHINA PROFITS FROM THE IRAN WAR
As Gerald Celente has long noted, the 20th century was the American century, but the 21st century will be the Chinese century.
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HEDGE FUNDS SINKING UNDER ECONOMIC TURBULENCE
In March, the world’s hedge funds sold the greatest volume of assets in more than four years, Reuters reported, as global economic volatility roiled market values.
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THE PRIVATE CREDIT INDUSTRY IMPLODES
Investors’ demands to withdraw their money from private credit funds increased last week, rising to “unprecedented levels,” The Wall Street Journal reported.
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EUROPE WILL UNDERGO LONG-TERM ENERGY CRISIS, OFFICIALS SAY
Europe faces a “long-lasting” crisis of energy shortages and high fuel prices, the European Commission (EC) has warned.