U.S. President Donald Trump once again vowed to impose a 100% import tariff on all movies produced outside the United States a clear protectionist move meant to “bring filmmaking jobs back to America.
China’s GDP growth is projected to slow to around 4.8% year-on-year in Q3 2025, down from 5.2% in Q2, marking the weakest pace in a year. Persistent property sector weakness, sluggish domestic demand, trade tensions, and deflationary pressure are the main drags. September data show a mixed picture industrial output up but PMI still below 50, inflation in negative territory, and fixed-asset investment sluggish
Few could have predicted that a domestic payment platform UPI (Unified Payments Interface) would become one of India’s key strategic tools for shaping its digital and economic influence worldwide.
In a statement on October 15 (U.S. time), President Donald Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that India would stop buying oil from Russia, emphasizing that the transition “cannot happen overnight” but “will happen soon.”
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has hinted that the Fed’s era of balance-sheet reduction — known as Quantitative Tightening (QT) — may soon come to an end. Speaking at the annual NABE conference in Philadelphia, Powell acknowledged that liquidity in the financial system is tightening, and that the central bank is “not far” from an appropriate level of reserves.
The relationship between the United States and China has long been defined by alternating phases of competition and cautious cooperation. But in October 2025, tensions have entered a new chapter. From tariff hikes and export restrictions to strategic control over rare-earth materials, the world’s two largest economies are no longer merely sparring they are openly questioning each other’s intentions. The fragile trust that once existed is now dissolving faster than ever.
French President Emmanuel Macron on October 10, 2025, officially reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister of France, just four days after his resignation
On October 10, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Truth Social, declaring that the U.S. would impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports on top of existing tariffs and tighten export controls on all “critical software” made in America.
PepsiCo’s third-quarter 2025 report carries several notable signals: despite pressure in North America, the company beat expectations on revenue and core EPS, powered by growth in international markets and a pivot toward “cleaner,” health-forward products. The stock bounced modestly after the print, but the longer-term story still has moving parts investors should watch closely.
On October 9, 2025, Ferrari delivered a double-edged update at its Capital Markets Day: the brand unveiled its first all-electric model, Elettrica, while cutting its 2030 fully electric mix target to 20% (from 40% previously). Investors didn’t cheer. The stock tumbled about 13% intraday, the steepest drop since 2016, as markets digested a slower-than-expected EV pivot from Maranello.