Global Economy News 21 August 2025

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

Market Meltdown: Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat Wipes Out $2 Trillion – Stocks & Crypto in Chaos

Trade War 2.0 Sparks Market Chaos On Friday Oct. 10 markets “melted up” for the week – then suddenly crashed after Trump’s announcement. Traders described a classic “sell first, ask questions later” reaction ts2.tech. The president’s unheralded post on Truth

12 October 2025

Rare Earth Shockwave: China’s Metal Curbs Jolt Tech Industry as Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs

China’s Rare Earth Bombshell: What Happened? On October 9, Beijing dropped a bombshell announcement that sent tremors through the global tech and manufacturing sectors. China’s Ministry of Commerce unveiled new export controls on rare earth elements, vastly expanding an earlier round of curbs

11 October 2025

Global Economy · Rare Earth Metals · Technology · Trade Policy · US-China Relations

Nasdaq Stumbles as Fed Jitters Mount, Intel Soars, Tariffs Rattle Tech Markets

Global Market Bloodbath: Trade War 2.0 Sparks October 2025 Stock Crash

From Record Highs to Sudden Crash Only days before the rout, markets were basking in record highs. In fact, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite set all-time peaks on Oct. 9 reuters.com, capping a remarkable rally fueled by artificial intelligence

11 October 2025

Financial Crisis · Global Economy · Investment Strategies · NASDAQ:AMD · NASDAQ:BIDU · NASDAQ:QCOM · NASDAQ:TSLA · NYSE:BABA · NYSE:MP · Stock Market · Trade War

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

OPEC’s Surprise Output Hike Leaves Oil Prices Steady – But Glut Fears Loom

OPEC+ Opts for a Small Output Hike On October 5, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (“OPEC+”) surprised some traders by approving only a modest production increase for November. The coalition’s 23 oil-producing nations agreed to

7 October 2025

Energy Prices · Global Economy · Oil Markets · OPEC News · Supply and Demand

Gold Nears $4,000, Silver Eyes $50 as Precious Metals Soar Amid Global Turmoil

Gold Shines as Investors Seek Safety Gold is leading the precious metals rally, driven by a perfect storm of safe-haven demand and policy tailwinds. On Monday, October 6, spot gold jumped about 1% to an all-time high near $3,925/oz in

6 October 2025

Financial Markets · Global Economy · Gold & Silver · Investment · NYSE:GS · NYSE:UBS · Precious Metals

OPEC+ Shocks Market with Oil Output Hike – Analysts Warn of Glut

Modest November Hike Approved In a virtual meeting on Oct. 5, the OPEC+ alliance (the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia and other allies) confirmed that a select group of eight producers – Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the

5 October 2025

Energy · Global Economy · Market Analysis · Oil Market · OPEC

Precious Metals Bonanza: Gold Soars to Record High as Silver & Platinum Rally Amid Global Uncertainty

Market Update: Gold and Other Metals Spike to Records Gold poured into the market in late Sep 2025, with bullion hitting record highs as investors sought safety. Precious metals markets exploded higher on Sep 29–30. Spot gold jumped about 2%

30 September 2025

Global Economy · Gold · Platinum · Precious Metals · Silver · Stock Market

Asian Markets Routed by Tariff Shock and Rate Jitters – Weekly Wrap-Up

Key Facts Broad Market Performance: Major Index Losses Across Asia Asian equities ended the week on a downbeat note, with virtually all major bourses in negative territory by Friday’s close (Sept 26). The sell-off was widespread, triggered by a mix of

27 September 2025

Asian Markets · Global Economy · Interest Rates · Tariff Impact · Weekly Recap

Precious Metals Skyrocket as Gold Hits Record High – Fed Cuts & Global Tensions Fuel Rally

Key Facts Gold (yellow bars) and silver (grey bar) prices have rallied sharply in late 2025 as investors seek safe-haven assets amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Gold reached record highs above $3,790/oz this week, while silver hit its best

25 September 2025

Federal Reserve · Global Economy · Gold Price · Investment Trends · Precious Metals

AI Stocks Skyrocket Globally as $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal and Alibaba’s Mega AI Push Ignite Market (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Key Takeaways Wall Street’s AI-Fueled Rally Hits Pause After a red-hot run of AI-driven gains, U.S. markets took a breather on September 23 as investors digested economic signals. The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq pulled back (~0.5–1% declines) after three

24 September 2025

AI · Business · Global Economy · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MU · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:ORCL · NYSE:BABA · NYSE:PLTR · Stock Market · Technology

Tech Stocks Lose $1T, Oil Spikes as Global Markets Brace for Fed – Aug 20–21, 2025 Roundup

North America Europe Asia-Pacific Latin America Middle East & Africa Sources: Reuters, et al. – Verified news reports from Aug 20–21, 2025 reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com (See inline citations for details)

21 August 2025

Federal Reserve · Financial News · Global Economy · Oil Prices · Stock Market

Global Economy News 21 August 2025 - 12 October 2025