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Tag Archive for: nov 16 2021
ETHANOL PRICE UP 50 PERCENT THIS YEAR
Support, , TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 1The price of ethanol, the common corn-derived gasoline additive, has soared about 50 percent so far this year, The...
RISING OIL PRICES WILL SHRINK DEMAND, OPEC SAYS
Support, , TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 0Fast-rising prices for oil likely will slow demand in some of the world’s largest economies in the next few...
COST OF CAPITAL SOARS FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS
Support, , TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 1A decade ago, the cost of capital—the interest paid to borrow the money to fund a capital project—for developing...
FOREIGN INVESTORS POUR ANOTHER $120 BILLION INTO CHINESE MARKETS
Support, , TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 1Global investors have bought $120 billion in Chinese stocks and bonds so far in 2021, according to the Financial...
Droughts in the U.S. and South America have ruined coffee, corn, sugar, wheat, and other crops. China’s record purchases...
REAL INTEREST RATES? HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?
Support, , TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 0In 2022, inflation will leave developed nations with their lowest real interest rates in perhaps a half-century, according to...
About a third of office businesses in New York City will reduce their needs for space in the next...
Median rent for an apartment in Manhattan rose 18 percent in October, year over year, reaching $3,382, the fastest...
APARTMENT RENTS RISING, BIG’S BUYING THEM UP
Support, , TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 1Surprise, surprise! Actually, no surprise. We have been forecasting this for years now and the data continues to prove...
SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL HOMES: INVESTMENT GALORE
Support, , TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 2The projected risk-adjusted annual rate of return on single-family homes built to rent is about 8 percent, the best...
Since 2011, the median U.S. home price increased about 30 percent, while incomes grew only 11 percent, according to...
Homes listed for sale from 1 July 2020 through 30 June 2021 spent a median of one week on...
The median price for a U.S, single-family home in 2021’s third quarter reached $363,700, 16 percent higher than a...
Companies making industrial robots fielded orders for about 29,000 machines worth $1.48 billion this year through September, besting 2017’s...
‘THE GREAT RESIGNATION’: WILL JOBS COME BACK?
Support, , TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 0About 4.43 million Americans quit their jobs in September, which is the most on record since December 2000, in...
RECORD QUIT RATES: TAKE YOUR JOB AND SHOVE IT
Support, , TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 5On 5 November, 11.2 million U.S. jobs stood vacant, 50 percent more than the 7.4 million unemployed American workers,...
FOOD PRICE INDEX SPIKES 31 PERCENT, PUTS STRAIN ON SHOPPERS
Support, , TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 1The food price index rose at an annual rate of 31 percent in October due to a plethora of...
On 10 November, the day the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that October’s inflation rate spiked to 6.2...
INFLATION ROARS AT FASTEST PACE IN 31 YEARS
Support, , TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT, nov 16 2021, 2October’s U.S. inflation rate sped to 6.2 percent, its fastest since 1990, as prices rose throughout the economy, touching...