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China’s Economic Growth May Slow in Q3 2025: Signals from GDP, September Data, and Policy Pressures
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
UPI Goes Global: When Indigenous Tech Becomes an Economic Weapon
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.
India’s “Russian Oil Dilemma”: Between Washington’s Pressure and New Delhi’s Pragmatism
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.”
Powell Signals the End of Fed’s Tightening Era — Is a Rate Cut Next?
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.
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Retaliation or Escalation? The Rapidly Fading Trust Between the U.S. and China
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.
Macron Brings Back Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister to Restore Stability Amid Political Turmoil
French President Emmanuel Macron on October 10, 2025, officially reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister of France, just four days after his resignation
Trade and Tech Tensions Escalate: U.S. Imposes 100% Tariffs and Tightens Control Over “Critical Software” Exports
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.