Global Economy Briefing: October 28, 2025
A data-dense Tuesday tightened the soft-landing narrative in the U.S. and Europe even as Australia flashed a hot inflation surprise.
October 29, 2025Section
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Global Economy Briefing: October 27, 2025
A quiet, holiday-thinned Monday nonetheless moved the soft-landing story forward. Government funding costs eased at the front end.
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Prices Cool, Services Hold: Last Week Reset the Soft-Landing Odds — October 20–24, 2025
A Diwali-thinned week sent a clear signal: inflation eased further without knocking growth off course.
October 25, 2025
Global Economy Briefing: October 23, 2025
A clearer day for the global tape: U.S. existing-home sales inched higher, euro-area sentiment and France’s business survey
October 24, 2025 Global Economy Briefing: October 22, 2025
A Diwali holiday kept India quiet, but elsewhere the day delivered a clean read: UK inflation cooled at the margin
October 23, 2025
Sanae Takaichi: How a Drummer-Biker TV Host Became Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister
Japan has chosen its first woman prime minister, Sanae Takaichi—a system shock in a country where power has long sat
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China Overtakes U.S. as Germany’s Top Trading Partner So Far in 2025
Germany’s commercial center of gravity shifted again in 2025. From January to August, Berlin traded slightly more with China
October 22, 2025
Global Economy Daily Overview: Monday, October 20, 2025
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South Korea Sets Sights on Becoming the World’s Fourth-Largest Defense Power by 2030
South Korea opened its largest-ever Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition on Monday with a clear ambition
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