Our Scans · (LF.8) Decent Work and Growth · Weekly Summary

• [New] The ASEAN region's combined GDP growth projection of 4.8% through 2030 supports infrastructure investments in transportation, energy, and industrial facilities that drive sealing product demand. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Emerging markets in Asia-Pacific, particularly India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, offer substantial growth opportunities driven by rapid industrialization, infrastructure development, and foreign investment attraction. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Aerospace applications continue adopting lightweight composite seals to achieve fuel efficiency targets, with the Federal Aviation Administration projecting 4.1% annual growth in commercial aviation through 2035. Persistence Market Research
• [New] A slowdown in economic growth that forces the Federal Reserve to pivot towards rate cuts could revive gold's upward trajectory. Economic Times
• [New] Power demand could nearly double by 2030, driven by population growth, extreme weather events, and an increase in energy-hungry users like crypto mining operations, data centers, and the electrification of oil and gas industries. KLIF 570 News & Info | KLIF-AM
• [New] The recent economic data projecting India's GDP growth rate for FY 2026-27 at 7.0% by the RBI is a good indicator of its economic prowess, as it is way ahead of all the G20 nations, including Germany, Brazil, and China. Diplomatist
• [New] The ASHP report projects 2026 spending will exceed $1 trillion, with overall growth forecast at 10 to 12%, clinic spending up 14 to 16%, and hospital spending up 4 to 6%. pharmexec
• [New] In 2026, 82% of employees cite growth opportunities as the #1 reason they stay at a company. Kendo AI
• [New] Management has provided concrete revenue targets: full-year fiscal 2026 guidance of $67 billion has been reaffirmed, fiscal 2027 was raised to $90 billion (implying 34% year-over-year growth), and the longer-term roadmap calls for $144 billion in cloud infrastructure revenue alone by fiscal 2030. investing.com
• [New] Adobe's forecasted EPS growth is a solid 40.1%, and its free cash flow yield is an impressive 7.2%, far outpacing most software peers. investing.com
• [New] Recent Indo-US and Indo-EU deals will be quite helpful in providing new channels of economic growth and attracting substantial investment into India. Diplomatist
• [New] The North America Independent Software Vendors market will show steady growth because of increasing demand for cloud software and enterprise automation and digital tools. Transpire Insight
• [New] The AI-powered software tools market represents the fastest growing segment within North America Independent Software Vendors ISV Market which will continue its rapid growth until 2030. Transpire Insight
• [New] Mid- and small-cap companies are expected to deliver double-digit growth, with S&P 400 earnings projected to rise 19.6% and S&P 600 earnings 15.6%. MoA Funds
• [New] Future price growth depends on solar capacity expansion (projected 17% annually through 2030), electric vehicle adoption, semiconductor manufacturing growth, central bank reserve diversification, and structural supply constraints from byproduct mining economics. INFINOX -
• [New] The AI in Edge Computing Market is estimated to reach USD 30.30 Billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 173.56 Billion by 2035, registering strong growth at a CAGR of 21.7% during the forecast period from 2026 to 2035. openpr
• [New] The Silicon Carbide Market is estimated to reach USD 4.82 Billion in 2026 and is projected to grow to USD 37.66 Billion by 2035, registering exceptional growth at a CAGR of 25.7% during the forecast period from 2026 to 2035. openpr
• [New] Investments in the AI industry of Mexico will maintain a 35% annual growth rate through 2027 - one of the strongest trajectories in Latin America. Alcor Recruitment & EOR for Tech
• [New] In the US, growth's ability to overtake value investing remains contingent on the potential for revenue and earnings growth as well as relative valuations stateside and globally even as US tech has once again shown outsized ability to move the direction of stocks. Oppenheimer.com
• [New] Market research firms consistently project substantial growth for edge AI, driven by the need for low-latency processing, privacy-preserving analytics, and localized intelligence in a world of billions of connected devices. Stanford Tech Review
• The U.S. would benefit from expanding and strengthening its domestic supply chains, in the process of building up more domestic manufacturing, and needs capital investment that will help hardware-side, physically substantial industrial growth. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Last updated: 04 May 2026