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At the same time, the bank has significantly raised its target price from the previous $19 to $22, indicating a positive outlook for the company's future performance. This rating upgrade reflects analysts' recognition of Macerich's strategic positioning in the retail real estate sector. With the gradual recovery of the consumer market, the occupancy rates and rental income of the company's shopping center assets are expected to continue improving. The increase in the target price also suggests considerable upside potential for the stock.

On March 30, it was reported that in the first quarter of 2026, decentralized exchange (DEX) trading activity continued to decline, with total trading volume falling to its lowest level in nearly a year and basically matching the $41.6 billion recorded at the end of March 2025. Over the past week, overall DEX trading volume was around $41.07 billion, with a noticeable outflow of volume from Ethereum, and the DEX share of centralized exchange trading volume dropped from its summer 2025 peak of over 21% to 14.1%. Solana led with a weekly trading volume of $11.42 billion, primarily supported by the activity on PumpSwap and the launch of new tokens on Pump.fun.

Golden Ten Data reported on March 30 that economists at Pantheon Macroeconomics have revised down the UK's 2026 economic growth forecast from the previous 0.9% to 0.5%, citing the impact of the Middle East war. They stated that there are currently no signs that the conflict will end in the short term, which increases uncertainty regarding its overall impact on global growth and inflation. However, they believe the risks are tilted toward lower UK growth and higher inflation. At the same time, the institution has raised its 2026 UK inflation forecast from the previous 2.6% to 3.3%.