What did the markets tell us this week? 1. Housing supply and costs continue to plague countries around the world. 2. Gasoline prices are on the rise that puts pressure on central banks ability to hit their core inflation targets. 3. ESG adoption by both the private and public sector is leading to both funding concerns and the overall cost of implementing ESG policies. 4. Adopting technology as part of increasing food production is facing both capital and operational funding concerns. 5. Strike at LNG facility in Australia is leading to concerns around a supply chain disruption of natural gas for EMEA and Asia. 6. The threat of China dumping batteries into markets - https://www.ft.com/content/b6038e51-7b5b-4f97-a5da-9202e71562fc 7. Adoption of generative AI has been facing many challenges related to security, privacy, and ethical issues. 8. Lack of biodiversity planning as part of the overall climate mitigation including sustainable mining, forestry, oil, gas, agriculture, and housing 9. Geopolitical issues continue to impact supply chain. 10. The concerns of recession continue to plague both the private and public sector. 11. Productivity issues continue to plague governments around the world.