THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: “Follow The Yellow Silk Road.” The trend lines make it clear: China, already the world’s number two economy and the world’s largest trading nation, will continue to expand its presence on the global economic stage in 2018. MID-YEAR UPDATE: The 20th century was America’s century. As trends are developing, the 21st century...
Author: Gerald Celente
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China’s standard of living will continue to improve, despite slowdowns along the way, increasing, as its economy moves from low-end manufacturing to high-end production, especially in technology fields. In fact, China’s middle class is projected to expand from 430 million today to 780 million by mid-2025. And higher-priced, higher-quality product lines, from food to fashion...
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7: The Come Together Brand
THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: The entire world has its eyes on the USA as it becomes the DSA – the Divided States of America … Divisiveness is not only a US commodity; it’s become the way of the world. Seize the “Come Together Brand” opportunity! The masses are ready for messages and sentiments integrated...
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While anti-Trump forces have painted him as the poster child of the decline of civility and the current rise in divisiveness, as per our 2015 forecast, the seeds of this trend long predate him. Moreover, as evidenced by elections and new party movements sweeping across the globe and escalating socioeconomic unrest that is fueling a...
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8: The New Millennial Party
THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: The new American political party will not simply mirror the European populist brand. While it will reflect some of those principles, we forecast a “progressive-libertarian” movement that supports lost principles of no foreign entanglements, no government interference into private lives, and a nation whose resources are directed to the...
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The recent headline-grabbing primary election in New York City of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Latina millennial who ousted 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley, showed that while she championed many “democratic socialist” ideals that are not in sync with what we have forecast would be the New Millennial Party, the candidate clearly represents the anti-establishment Millennial sentiment....
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9: Organic Growth Cities
THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: States, cities and towns that develop new economic models to promote themselves as tourist destinations, attractive bedroom communities, or other niches can realize sustained population and economic growth. Moreover, in a world saturated in corporate sameness – formulated music, art, entertainment, shopping and dining – the hometown touch that...
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This is a hot and accelerating trend. Many people moving back to these old-time towns want to escape the noise and congestion of large metropolitan areas that have also become too unaffordable to live in and have lost their cultural appeal. Moreover, with the millennial generation starting new families and young professionals looking for the...
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10: Brick and Mortar Bounce Back
THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: Brick-and-mortar businesses, emphasizing quality and value delivered with a human touch, will grow stronger in 2018 and own a bigger piece of the retail market-share pie. While struggling retail chains close brick-and-mortar stores at a record pace, mom-and-pop businesses on Main Street, and in particular in “Organic Growth Cities,”...
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Brick-and-mortar businesses, emphasizing quality, originality and value delivered with a human touch, will continue to grow stronger in 2018 and own a bigger piece of the retail market-share pie. While it has become common place to reference the “buy local” trend Celente identified a quarter a century ago, customized services and products that reflect “local” needs...