Identifying Opportunities in Economic/Regulatory Trends

Economic Trend: Finance Markets Control Oil, Gas, and Food Prices

• Website: https://www.thebalance.com/top-usa-future-economic-trends-3305666
• An opportunity exists within this topic because oil, gas and food are prices that typically most common people have debates with. Instead of the usual supply and demand controlling the prices of these things, commodities traders are going to be in charge of setting these prices. 
• The prototypical costumer who would experience the effects of this are everyday shoppers and car owners as well as those who own these types of businesses
• I think exploiting this opportunity can be a bit of a challenge at first because the common population may not like the idea of a fixed price set by foreigners, but it can be a good thing when these finance markets can set a relatively low price that makes good earnings to please all groups
• I saw this opportunity because gas, oil, and food are price topics that are often talked about and debated over. I think fixed prices can be an opportunity when they please both the buyers and sellers as a whole.
• I saw this opportunity because gas, oil, and food are price topics that are often talked about and debated over. I think fixed prices can be an opportunity when they please both the buyers and sellers as a whole.

Economic Trend: China to Cut Tariffs on $75 Billion of U.S. Goods

Website: https://www.wsj.com/news/economy?mod=djmc_DGEcon&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAiAj-_xBRBjEiwAmRbqYsPFtpkCcfXQQ21aInSYnEDrjJdKgnJnHs3l8gxYUa0r4eIVHKGSKRoCr5QQAvD_BwE

• China has announced that they will cut tariffs on about $75 billion U.S. imports as part of Beijing’s efforts to abide by a recent trade signed with Washington. This can be a major opportunity for American businesses who want to do work globally 
• The prototypical customer for this would be those pursuing U.S. goods in Beijing. Also, American customers would largely benefit from this action.
• I do not think this opportunity would be very difficult to exploit simply due to the fact it’s easier and more beneficial to allow more U.S products in and the positives outweigh the negatives.
• I saw this opportunity because it’s a great chance for U.S goods to be purchased more globally and allows those in Beijing purchase our products at a much lower price.

Regulatory Trends: RegTech Transformation - Waking up to a smarter way 

Website: https://www.globalcustodian.com/2020-vision-regulatory-trends-define-new-year/

• Normally, regulatory changes occur regularly in this industry, and the visions for 2020 will drive market efficiencies to a higher level. Not only will it drive market efficiency, but also help advance the operational deployment of FinTech innovation 
• Prototypical customers would include a large variety of business since technology is used world wide now a days
• I don’t think it would be hard to exploit these changes because business tend to keep up with new technologies and continue to invest and upgrade to newer systems to keep up with the trends 
• I saw an opportunity in this because technology is taking over jobs and businesses on a daily basis and it’s important to keep watch and what’s new and be able to keep up 

Regulatory Trends: Regulatory issues that will dominate in the next 12 months 

Website: https://www.globalcustodian.com/2020-vision-regulatory-trends-define-new-year/

• in 2020, there is an opportunity for cryptocurrency to remain in existence and ensure there they are systems in place to keep new projects in this field regulated 
• The prototypical customer would be those who invest in cryptocurrency and potentially businesses who may accept this as a form of payment 
• Exploiting this opportunity may take time seeing as that this is not a common form of payment but has the potential to reach this level
• I saw this opportunity because cash is rarely used now a days by the younger generations and cryptocurrency can potential become a new common form of payment