The United States Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday, marking the third consecutive cut of 2025, but the decision revealed deep divisions within the central bank about the appropriate path forward—internal discord that threatens to complicate monetary policy as the institution prepares for a historic leadership transition in […]

Global commerce achieved an unprecedented milestone in 2025, with international trade flows surpassing $35 trillion for the first time in history, according to the United Nations Trade and Development Agency (UNCTAD). This remarkable 7% year-on-year expansion, representing an addition of approximately $2.2 trillion compared to 2024, occurred despite formidable challenges including escalating geopolitical tensions, rising […]

Introduction: A Tariff-Financed Bailout US President Donald Trump has unveiled a $12 billion farm aid package, aimed at providing immediate financial relief to American farmers grappling with low crop prices, soaring input costs, and the economic fallout from the administration’s aggressive trade policies. The announcement, made during a White House event, signaled a complex duality […]

The Bank of England (BoE) has initiated a crucial and unprecedented stress test focusing on the UK financial system’s exposure to the rapidly expanding realm of private markets. This move, announced in the December 2, 2025, Financial Stability Report, estimates that major UK banks currently hold almost US$230 billion of exposure to private funds and […]

Argentina is confronting an unprecedented tourism crisis that threatens to drain up to $13 billion from the country’s foreign currency reserves in 2025, as a relatively appreciated peso transforms international travel into an irresistible bargain for Argentines while simultaneously making the country prohibitively expensive for foreign visitors. This looming dollar outflow, representing approximately 1.6 percent […]

The global green economy has crossed a significant threshold, surpassing $5 trillion in annual value and positioning itself as the second-fastest-growing sector worldwide, outpaced only by technology, according to a landmark report released by the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders and Boston Consulting Group. The comprehensive study, titled “Already a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market: […]

The euro zone’s annual inflation rate edged higher to 2.2% in November 2025, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat on Tuesday, marking a modest increase from October’s 2.1% reading and slightly exceeding economist expectations. The uptick positions the consumer price index just above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, reinforcing market expectations that the […]

The United States officially assumed the presidency of the Group of 20 major economies on December 1, 2025, signaling a dramatic shift in priorities for the world’s premier forum for international economic cooperation. The transition comes amid unprecedented diplomatic friction with outgoing host South Africa, marking one of the most contentious presidential handovers in the […]

India’s latest quarterly growth figure has significantly surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts, positioning the nation as the world’s fastest-growing major economy. For the July–September quarter of Financial Year 2026 (Q2 FY26), the economy expanded by a staggering 8.2% in real terms year-on-year (YoY), marking the fastest pace recorded in six quarters, according to data […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a landmark memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday that fundamentally reshapes Canada’s approach to energy development and climate policy, scrapping several signature environmental regulations implemented under his predecessor Justin Trudeau in exchange for commitments to strengthen industrial carbon pricing and advance what would be the world’s […]