Economics News 8 August 2025

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

23 October 2025

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

Global Business Pulse: Markets Juggle Tariffs, Rate Cuts & Mega-Deals (Aug 7–8, 2025)

On Aug 7, 2025, Dow Jones fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% to a record high, as Eli Lilly dropped 14% on weak weight-loss drug data. On

8 August 2025

Business News · Economics · Finance · Global Markets · Trade

Economics News 8 August 2025 - 23 October 2025