Our Economy and the World Issue 428

12-10-2025

This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • Reuters: German economy ministry lifts 2025 growth forecast to 0.2%
  • Reuters: Japan’s real wages fall for eighth month in August
  • Reuters: World Bank lifts China 2025 GDP forecast to 4.8% ahead of a slowdown next year
  • Bloomberg: EU sees new US trade demands hollowing out Trump deal

Special Analysis 

  • OECD: OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2025

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • Reuters: Oil prices edge up on worries about Russian output, higher US demand
  • BBC: Gold surges past $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally