The U.S. State Department is concerned that China is using social media and news outlets to promote disinformation that can change public opinion.
Category: HOMEPAGE
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
Back in November of 2022, The Trends Journal had forecast a stock market spike in 2023. We noted that over the past 40 U.S. midterm elections, the S&P 500 rose 16.3 percent in the next 12 months and considering the economic data, the trend would continue.
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MAXIMUM SATURATION
For many years now, I have warned that at one point a “maximum saturation” moment would eventually occur in the financial system—it’s already started.
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GLOBAL DEBT SETS RECORD AT $307 TRILLION
The amount of money owed by governments, businesses, households, and individuals grew by $10 trillion in this year’s first half to a record $307 trillion, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said in a 19 September report.
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
Authors looking for permissionless web3 alternatives to Amazon or Barnes & Noble to publish their works have yet to see anything that approaches the ease of use of those platforms.
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LAVROV AGREES WITH TRENDS JOURNAL: U.S. IS AT WAR WITH RUSSIA
Sergey Lavrov, the top Russian diplomat, said the U.S. and its NATO allies are in a direct war with Moscow—no matter how these countries try to officially frame it.
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JOURNALISM IS DEAD: GANNETT HIRING REPORTERS TO COVER TAYLOR SWIFT, BEYONCE
While newsrooms across the country are cutting staffers and local news is an essentially dead market, Gannett, the country’s largest newspaper owner, announced earlier this month that it will hire two journalists who will exclusively report on Taylor Swift and Beyonce Knowles.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
The Street is surprised, but Trends Journal subscribers aren’t. Ready for this “shocking” Bloomberg headline? “Canada inflation quickens to 4 percent, driven by higher gas prices.”
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THE GLOBAL DEBT MARKET IS NOW FLASHING RED
Last week Bloomberg reported this: “The Bond Market Has Not Flashed a Warning Sign for This Long in Over Six Decades.”
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS UP $1 TRILLION THIS YEAR
Money market funds’ assets have grown by $1 trillion so far this year, the Financial Times reported, and are poised to end this year with an additional $1.5 trillion if the current pace of deposits continues.