Identifying opportunities in economic and regulatory trends

Economic Trends:

Private payrolls soar in January, the best monthly gain in nearly 5 years

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/05/adp-moodys-private-payrolls-january-2019.html

I think that an opportunity exists in here because the article mentions that the record-high numbers could possibly be an indication for a recession. One can take advantage of this opportunity because it would mean a comparatively less competitive market.

Prototypical Customer: Anyone targeted by the specific company.

I think this is a difficult opportunity to exploit since you could become a part of the recession as well.

Weekly mortgage refinance applications spike 15% as interest rates plunge to lowest in nearly 4 years

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/05/weekly-mortgage-refinance-applications-jump-15percent.html

I believe that an opportunity exists in this case because of the extremely low interest rates.

Prototypical Customer: Any person who wants to mortgage property.

I think it wouldn’t be too difficult to take advantage of this opportunity because of availability of a large share of the market.

Regulatory Changes:

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in the European Union

Source: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7671-regulatory-issues-changes.html

I believe that an opportunity exists by helping companies to implement better data protection security measures.

Prototypical Customers: Companies which would be affected by stricter data protection regulations.

I think that it would be a bit difficult to exploit this opportunity since one would require good knowledge about the subject and also needs to be able to bring it to the notice of various companies.

China to cut tariffs in half on $75 billion of U.S. goods

Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-to-cut-tariffs-in-half-on-75-billion-of-us-goods-2020-02-05?mod=home-page

I think there is an opportunity to enter a market with the biggest population in the world by taking advantage of low tariffs.

Prototypical Customers: Buyers of the commodities included in the list of goods for which the tariffs are being reduced.

I think that it isn’t difficult to take advantage of this opportunity because of reduced expenses due to tariff cuts.