Economics News 20 August 2025

Polymarket’s Youngest Billionaire vs. a Divided Fed: How Prediction Markets Are Pricing a December 2025 Rate Cut

Meta description:As of November 30, 2025, prediction markets led by Polymarket are putting sky‑high odds on a December Fed rate cut—just as its 27‑year‑old founder becomes the world’s youngest self‑made billionaire and the Federal Reserve faces one of its most

1 December 2025

Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

UK Inflation Falls to 3.6% as Food Prices Jump and Markets Bet on December Rate Cut

UK inflation has finally ticked lower, dropping to 3.6% in October 2025, but any sense of relief for households is being tempered by a renewed surge in food prices and lingering pressure on living costs. The fall in the headline

19 November 2025

Economics · Financial Markets · Inflation · Monetary Policy · UK News

Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s Tariff Shockwave: 2025 Trade War Revival Rocks Global Markets and Economy

Trade War 2.0: New Tariffs and 2025 Policy Moves A Tariff Revival: Upon returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump wasted no time reasserting his “Tariff Man” persona. By early April he declared April 2, 2025 as “Liberation Day”

15 November 2025

Economics · Global Markets · International Trade · NYSE:CLF · NYSE:NUE · NYSE:STLA · NYSE:STLD · Politics · US News

IMF WARNING: Europe’s ‘Explosive’ Debt Could Blow by 2040—Calls Grow for New Social Contract and EU‑Wide Borrowing

The story Europe’s debt burden is re‑entering the danger zone—and the IMF says the continent needs to rewrite the policy playbook to avoid a crunch in the 2030s. In a speech at the ECB’s House of the Euro on November

5 November 2025

Debt Crisis · Economics · European Union · Public Policy · Social Contract

Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

Shock CPI Report Upends Rate-Cut Hopes On Oct. 29, official data showed Australia’s consumer price index (CPI) surged unexpectedly in Q3 2025. Headline CPI rose 1.3% from the previous quarter – the largest jump in 2½ years – pushing the

29 October 2025

Australia · Central Banks · Economics · Financial Markets · Inflation

Kazakhstan Freezes Fuel Prices Through Spring 2026 – Will It Tame Inflation or Fuel Bigger Problems?

Kazakhstan Freezes Fuel & Utility Prices to Tame Inflation Facing the fastest inflation in years, Kazakhstan’s government has taken the dramatic step of freezing prices on fuels and household utilities. The nationwide moratorium took effect on October 16, 2025, halting

23 October 2025

Economics · Energy Policy · Government Decisions · Inflation · Kazakhstan News

Brazil’s Producer Prices Plunge for 7th Month – Are We Heading for a Broader Slowdown?

Industrial Prices and Output According to the IBGE agency, factory‐gate prices in Brazil’s industry continued to decline in August. Prices of manufactured and extractive goods fell 0.20% from July, led by lower prices for food products, chemicals and raw materials.

10 October 2025

Brazil · Economics · Global Economy · Inflation · Market Trends · NYSE:PBR · NYSE:VALE

Trump’s $20B Argentina Lifeline Shocks Markets – Will It Save Milei?

Details of the US Support Package President Trump’s Treasury used its seldom-invoked crisis tools to prop up Argentina. The centerpiece is a $20 billion currency swap line between the US and Argentina’s central banks reuters.com – effectively a short-term dollar

10 October 2025

Economics · Financial Markets · International Relations · Latin America · Politics

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Key Facts Finance & Banking Fed policy: The Fed’s Sept. 17 decision to cut rates (to 4.00–4.25%) was driven by slowing growth and job gains, though inflation has crept up federalreserve.gov. Fed Chair Powell and colleagues signaled further cuts ahead,

28 September 2025

Economics · Federal Reserve · Mergers & Acquisitions · Stock Market · Wall Street

Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s New Tariff Salvo: Drugs, Trucks and Cabinets Under Fire In a dramatic escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new wave of tariffs targeting pharmaceuticals, trucks, and home furnishings. In a Truth Social post

26 September 2025

Economics · International Relations · NASDAQ:PCAR · Politics · Trade · US Policy

Fed Jitters, Mega-Deals & Oil Rebound: Global Business Shockwaves (Aug 21–22, 2025)

Investors braced for Powell’s Jackson Hole speech as the S&P 500 fell 0.4% and the Dow and Nasdaq were down about 0.34%. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said there is ‘no case for reducing interest rates’ now, while Atlanta Fed

22 August 2025

Business News · Economics · Federal Reserve · Global Markets · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:NVDA · NYSE:BA · NYSE:FBM · NYSE:LOW · Oil

Tariff Tsunami, Tech Tumble & Peace Talk Buzz – Global Business Roundup (Aug 19–20, 2025)

Nvidia shares plunged on August 19, 2025, as part of a tech-led market selloff that dragged the Nasdaq about 1.5% lower. Futures priced in at least two 25-basis-point Fed rate cuts by year-end, while the U.S. 10-year yield eased to

20 August 2025

Economics · Global Business · International Relations · NASDAQ:GOOG · NASDAQ:INTC · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:NXST · NASDAQ:TSLA · NYSE:LLY · NYSE:NVO · NYSE:TGNA · Technology · Trade

Economics News 20 August 2025 - 1 December 2025