There is an opportunity here because oil, gas, and food prices are some of the most important needs that people use. Now the prices are not being set by simply supply and demand but rather by the investors and traders.
The prototypical customer is anyone that uses their car a lot to commute to different places. Oil and gas prices are very important to customers and people are always monitering the change in gas prices.
This is not an easy market to exploit because of the billions of dollars invested into these prices. There are many people overseeing these oil, gas, and food prices and they will not let it being exploited by outsiders.
I saw this opportunity because of the importance of oil, gas and food prices. These three prices are very important to the community and can cause immediate effects if the prices change rapidly.
https://www.thebalance.com/top-usa-future-economic-trends-3305666
Economic Trend 2: Interest Rates Are Rising
There is an opportunity here because interest rates effect everyone. On one hand this shows how well the U.S. economy is doing right now considering the Federal Reserve is nearing its goal of a 2% inflation rate and 4% natural employment rate. On the other hand this will cause a raise in loans for almost everything.
The prototypical customer is someone who needs a loan to purchase an item like furniture or an automobile. It means that the cost for these needed loans will increase and continue to be more expensive. This helps the people that make deposits because they will be gaining money from this increase.
This is not easy to exploit because the Federal Reserve will be organizing these prices. They realize the effects of their actions and know that if it is exploited there will be billions of dollars at stake.
I saw this opportunity because I know interest rates are a big part of my parents life. They have a couple loans that still need to be paid off and if they are increasing the prices that is not good for them. This is an opportunity for others though who can monitor to changes in prices and plan out their economic future.
https://www.thebalance.com/top-usa-future-economic-trends-3305666
Regulatory Change 1: Sales Tax
An opportunity exists here because now there will be a sales tax on e-commerce businesses. This is a big change because it helps the brick and mortar stores compete with the online businesses because they both now have a tax. This change will cost e-commerce businesses a lot of money because they now have rearrange their economic plan when dealing with all 50 states and their independent state laws.
The prototypical customer would be anyone who purchases items online. This effects almost everyone because in today's age e-commerce is trending, so it makes no surprise that the government decided to finally tax them.
This should not be exploited by companies as they have to send their tax reports back to the government. It will be interesting to see if companies try to cheat out on paying the new taxes, but other than that this plan will not be exploited.
I saw this opportunity because I knew how much I shopped online. It made me think about all of the businesses that are dreading this regulatory change because it will now cost them millions of dollars in taxes per year.
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7671-regulatory-issues-changes.html
Regulatory Change 2: Tariffs and trade policies
An opportunity is present because this international trade policy could effect more people than initially expected. Trump recently ordered a multitude of tariffs on close U.S. allies like Canada. This effects a lot of people because the prices will be going up which effects all of the customers.
The prototypical customer is anyone who is interested in buying essential goods and equipment because now the prices for those items will be rising. It is important for the customers to know so they can prepare now before the increase in prices cause large economical effects on different people/companies around the world.
This will be difficult to exploit because the government is responsible for organizing the tariff prices. There may be third party people that come into play to try to help the customers by providing lower prices, but this will be difficult as the government will be clamping down hard on their newest policy.
I saw this opportunity because I thought about how much I and other people purchase items that are not from the United States. This should raise some red flags for people who want to buy items before the effect of the tariff changes directly effect them.
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7671-regulatory-issues-changes.html
