Politicians in Washington continue to be owned and operated by Israel after the House overwhelmingly passed a resolution that rejected claims that the country is racist against Palestinians or an apartheid state.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
Equity markets in the U.S. are rising as fear of a recession diminishes and corporate profits continue to increase. But while the expectations for economic growth keep rising, the value of the dollar keeps falling. Sinking to a one-year low on anticipation that the Federal Reserve will, at best (or worst) raise interest rates just another 50 basis points and then start lowering them, last week the dollar had its worst week of the year... and the downward trend line continues.
DOLLAR’S VALUE SINKS TO 14-MONTH LOW; DEATH OF DOLLAR?
The dollar’s value sank to its lowest in 14 months against other major world currencies on 14 July, according to the U.S. Dollar Index.
SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND 2023: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
The plunging number of people commuting five days a week to central offices could slash the value of office real estate by $800 billion in nine key cities by the end of this decade, according to an analysis by the McKinsey Global Institute.
HOW AI “FORGETS” RELEVANT FACTS WHEN PRESENTING INFORMATION
In the course of writing this week’s article about EV technology, I had a fascinating exchange with Google’s generative text based AI, called Bard.
PUTIN AGREES WITH TRENDS JOURNAL: “DON’T COUNT ON UKRAINE’S COUNTEROFFENSIVE”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed and the attempt to breach the 930-mile front line has resulted in failure.
CDC JOURNAL SAYS AGENCY PROMOTED MASKS BASED ON UNRELIABLE DATA
Newly released analysis of the data that the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention used to justify mask use during the COVID-19 outbreak raises new questions about the agency’s pro-mask conclusion.
ECONOMIC UPDATE — MARKET OVERVIEW
The true fear of an economic calamity on the near horizon was further clarified yesterday as gold once again illustrated its status as the world’s number one safe-haven asset.
SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND 2023: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
Over the next 18 months, commercial real estate values will plunge by as much as 40 percent in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington DC, according to a new forecast from Capital Economics.
U.S. ADMITS WHAT WE HAD FORECAST: UKRAINE’S COUNTEROFFENSIVE CONTRACTING, RUSSIAN CAPABILITIES UNDERESTIMATED
A top-ranking U.S. military official admitted last week that Ukraine’s so-called counteroffensive has been a disappointment and that Russian positions in its occupied territory are more challenging to breach than anticipated.