- July 23, 2022
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Economy
European stocks ended a choppy week in positive territory – Copyright AFP JUSTIN TALLIS
Many global economies are wobbling, and this includes the U.S. This is linked to the aftermath of COVID-19, the Ukraine situation and other global events. There are also some fundamental factors that cause structural weaknesses, such as a sowing population growth and questions over whether new technology can be translated into higher productivity growth, according to Deloitte.
One assessment of economic trends is with patterns of venture capital funding. The current trends within this area are not encouraging, suggesting, for the U.S. economy at least, that fewer risks are being taken.
After a year of seeing record venture financing, venture capital funding has decreased by 23 percent in Q2 2022, and it is predicted those numbers will dip down further by the end of Q3. The Q2 data indicates the biggest quarterly percentage drop in deals (and the second-largest…
