Venture capital firms invested $76 billion in start-up companies in the first three months of this year, compared to $162 billion during the same period in 2022, the Financial Times reported.
Tag: Economy
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MAJOR ECONOMIES MUST REIN IN BORROWING, IMF SAYS
China, the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Japan, South Africa, and Turkey are likely to increase their national debts by five percentage points of GNP from now through 2028, Vitor Gaspar, policy director of the International Monetary Fund, said last week in comments quoted by the Financial Times.
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SPOTLIGHT: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
The U.S. average office occupancy rate dipped to 48.5 percent during the week of 9 April, according to Kastle Systems, which monitors entry-card usage among 2,600 businesses in 47 states.
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BANKING INDUSTRY TUMULT SINKS EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE STOCKS
In Europe, the share prices of publicly traded commercial real estate landlords finished their worst month in three years last week as investors feared the banking industry’s difficulties will make it harder for property owners to secure loans, which could sink property values, the Financial Times said.
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SPOTLIGHT: BYE, BYE BUCKS—THE DEATH OF THE DOLLAR
As we have greatly detailed over the weeks and as illustrated in this issue of the Trends Journal, it is a new world order. Much of what used to be emerging markets have emerged to large global economies providing products and services that were once dominated by the United States.
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TOP TREND 2023, GOING GREEN LIKE IT OR NOT: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES “GREEN DEAL”
A “green deal” industrial initiative proposed by the European Commission (EC) would see a minimum of 40 percent of the green energy technologies installed in European Union (EU) countries in 2030 made by businesses located there.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS JOBS GO WITH IT
This is week 34 of our reporting the long trend-line of layoffs that signal recession in a country near you. To illustrate the depth and range of the layoff trend we note that Recruit Holdings, owner of online job placement service Indeed, is laying off about 2,200 workers or about 15 percent of its staff.
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SPECIAL REPORT: THE BIG BANKSTER BUST CONTINUES
As the banking crisis continues, each week we will provide Trends Journal subscribers with an overview of the current events forming the future banking crisis trends.
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SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND 2023: FROM DIRTY CASH TO DIGITAL TRASH
In India, QR codes have become as common as curry. Street peddlers and performers display them just like barber shops and clothing stores do. Even beggars have their own QR codes if passers-by have no spare change.