The devastating Syrian Civil War has had a large impact on global politics and social issues. It is largely responsible for an influx of refugees in Europe, The war against Syria followed the United States, France, UK, the Arab League and NATO partners overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s Libyan government in 2011. The CIA then sent...
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Trend Forecast: Trump Bump or Market Slump? The Next Recession
This past February, as the mainstream business media and the gloom and doom forecasters were expressing growing concern of trade wars, tariff fears and a global economic slowdown, we advised Trends Journal subscribers that U.S. equity markets would hit new highs and there would be no recession in America this year. Beyond our analysis of...
As forecast: U.S. leads coup in Venezuela
Only a couple of weeks ago few outside of Venezuela knew of Juan Guaido, the 35-year-old politician, referred to by the media as “right wing,” who swore himself in as interim president of Venezuela, directly attacking the duly elected president Nicholas Maduro. Absent the mass media coverage is how Guaido has been U.S.A. primed and...
As forecast, pot is on fire worldwide
The “Get Healthy, Get High” trend for 2019 is growing strong across the globe, ensuring that this will be the year that legalized marijuana for both recreational and medical use will break into the mainstream in the U.S. and many other countries. As we forecast in December: “In 2019, the legalization of marijuana in many...
Get high, get healthy
Imagine. It’s 1933 in America, Prohibition ends and it’s now legal to manufacture, sell and drink alcohol and it’s the beginning of a booming industry. In 2019, the legalization of marijuana in many states and the new federal Farm Bill that will legalize hemp will open the floodgates of explosive growth for both the marijuana...
As forecast, pot is hot
The Midterm elections in the U.S. marked yet another significant step forward for legal marijuana across the globe, advancing a trend we identified three years ago: Money Reefer Madness. We had forecast that both recreational and medical marijuana would become increasingly accepted by the global community. Why? Simple. The same reason they ended prohibition in...
“Economic 9/11”
Rising U.S. interest rates, higher oil prices, lower earnings and geo-political unrest are merging to form an economic tsunami. When the Dow dropped 830 points on 10 October, and fell 1,300 points for the week, $1.7 trillion was wiped off the S&P 500 and nearly $3 trillion off global stocks. Since that turning point moment...
Equities and the economy
If you invested in the Chinese markets, or for that fact the entire Emerging Market Index, now down 20 percent this year, you’re stuck in bear territory. If you put your money in the American markets, you’re riding on top of what is now the longest bull run in U.S. stock history. What’s next? On...
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,”...
Clean water shortage
Confirming one of Gerald Celente’s major long-term predictions, NASA says that finding enough fresh water will be humanity’s major challenge of the 21st century. The conclusion was drawn from data gathered by tracking global freshwater trends from 2002 through 2016, though NASA’s Gravity Research and Climate Experiment. The study also found that freshwater losses are...