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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicGlobal Economy

Topic: Global Economy

Why only Donald Trump can save the global economy

Global economy is suffering because of trade tensions & the pernicious effect that uncertainty is having on spending decisions of consumers & companies.

Climate change threatening global financial stability is a wake-up call for central banks

From disruption to supply routes due to higher temperatures to rising sea levels, drought & land degradation increasing migration, extreme weather is causing economic shocks.

Asian economies will prosper despite trade wars and recession, says McKinsey report

Analysts says Asia is rising also in terms of integrating rapidly, arguably setting the pace for a new stage of globalisation ⁠— localisation and regionalisation.

Global growth slowdown set to become steeper, World Bank chief says

World expansion will likely fall short of the lender’s June projection of 2.6% in real terms, David Malpass says.

Saudi oil shock will probably not matter as much to the world as it could to India

The global energy market has diversified and the loss of 5.7 million barrels of oil in an $84.8 trillion global economy is less likely to qualify as major crisis.

Polluted water is hurting global economic growth, World Bank says

GDP growth falls by 0.82% points in regions downstream of heavily polluted rivers, compared with an 2.33% average rate, according to World Bank.

This is the biggest week of 2019 for the world economy

The highlight is Wednesday’s decision by US fed reserve with markets & economists predicting interest rate cuts for first time in more than a decade.

‘Old friends’ Abe & Modi meet at G20 in Japan. Here’s what they talked about

Discussing a range of issues such as the global economy & disaster management, PM Modi also said he was looking forward to Abe's visit to India later this year for the Annual Summit.

Naphtha sales are down & that’s bad news for global economy

The obscure hydrocarbon naphtha is used to make a vast array of goods and is also integral to churning out gasoline.

What global elites are worrying about as Davos concludes

Among other issues, executives were worried about whether the related declines in business confidence and investment could alter the long-term path of global growth.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.