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March 17, 2026March 17, 2026TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 17 2026, 17 March 2026

U.S. TRADE DEFICIT NARROWED IN JANUARY AS GOLD EXPORTS SURGED

U.S. exports grew by 5.5 percent in January while imports rose by just 0.7 percent, resulting in a monthly trade deficit of $54.5 billion, 25 percent less than in December, the U.S. commerce department reported.

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March 17, 2026March 17, 2026TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 17 2026, 17 March 2026

U.S. INFLATION STAYS FLAT IN FEBRUARY. THAT WAS BEFORE THE WAR.

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In February, the annual U.S. headline inflation rate was 2.4 percent, the same as in January, the U.S. labor department reported. Core inflation, which ignores food and energy costs, was paced at 2.5 percent, aligned with economists’ expectations.

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March 17, 2026March 17, 2026TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 17 2026, 17 March 2026

MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES JUMP AS WAR RAISES BOND RATES

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Last week, the average U.S. national interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.41 percent, Mortgage News Daily (MND) reported, the highest rate since last September.

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March 17, 2026March 17, 2026TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 17 2026, 17 March 2026

U.S. GDP GROWTH IN 2025 FOURTH QUARTER WAS LESS THAN THOUGHT

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The U.S. economy grew by a scant 0.7 percent in last year’s final three months, the commerce department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week.

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March 17, 2026March 17, 202617 March 2026, Homepage Featured, TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 17 2026

ECONOMIC UPDATE

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As we have detailed, as trend forecasters it’s not what you like, don’t like, want, don’t want, it’s what is.

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March 10, 2026March 10, 2026TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 10 2026, 10 March 2026

U.S. ECONOMY LOOSES 92,000 JOBS IN FEBRUARY

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The U.S. economy became 92,000 nonfarm jobs smaller in February and the unemployment rate edged up from 4.3 percent to 4.4 percent, the U.S. labor department reported.

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March 10, 2026March 10, 202610 March 2026, Homepage Featured, TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 10 2026

ECONOMIC UPDATE

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The equity markets are up, the equity markets are down. Oil prices are up, oil prices are down. Gold and silver prices are up, gold and silver prices are down.