The single pillar which supports the entire world’s financial system may be about to break…
Tag: Economy
GLOBAL FINANCIAL IMPACT
Today we stand peering into a global financial and economic abyss the likes of which has never been seen before in human history.
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
As forecast, the Merger and Acquisition trend which we have been long reporting would peak when the Federal Reserve would aggressively raise interest rates and cut off the cheap money supply.
SPOTLIGHT: REAL ESTATE’S TAILSPIN
About $175 billion of real estate debt is classified as “distressed,” meaning there is a growing likelihood of it not being repaid, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
SPOTLIGHT: TOP TREND 2023, OFFICE BUILDING BUST
In 2022’s fourth quarter, the proportion of Canada’s office space sitting empty reached a record 17.1 percent, according to real estate services firm CBRE, even though the country’s economy has fully reopened from its COVID-era lockdowns.
SPOTLIGHT: GOING NUCLEAR—SWEDEN MULLS LIFTING RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Sweden’s parliament will consider a law that would erase limits on the number of nuclear reactors the country will allow.
SPOTLIGHT, TOP 2023 TREND: GOING GREEN
States and localities that lost manufacturing jobs to Asia in past decades are getting some back now as the U.S. battery industry flourishes.
SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND 2023: GOING NUCLEAR
Sweden said it is prepared to dramatically increase its domestic nuclear energy production and expressed hope for France, Europe’s top producer, for help to achieve its goals.
INFLATION SLOWS IN EUROPE AS ENERGY PRICES FALL
Inflation in France eased to 6.7 percent in December, down from 7.1 in November, because prices for oil and gas fell, as we detail in “Oil and Gas Prices Fall in U.S., Europe” in this issue.
ASIAN FACTORY OUTPUT SHRINKS UNDER SLUGGISH GLOBAL DEMAND
In December, the S&P Global Market Intelligence purchasing managers index (PMI) for manufacturing in Vietnam slipped to 46.4 from 47.4 in November, its lowest rating since September 2021.









