Our Economy and the World Issue 415

13-07-2025

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

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • Reuters: BOJ will hold off rate hikes until March due to US tariff hit, ex-policymaker says
  • Bloomberg: UK homebuyer demand rebounds to a six-month high, index shows
  • Reuters: Markets’ 90-day tariff pause rollercoaster nears an uncertain end
  • Reuters: China economy to top $19.5 trillion this year, says state planner
  • CNBC: China’s producer prices fall 3.6% in June, biggest drop in nearly two years as deflation deepens

Special Analysis 

  • IMF: Digital Payment Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • Reuters: Oil steady on strong gasoline demand, Red Sea attacks while Trump tariffs loom
  • Euronews: Bloodbath for European markets as stocks see worst fall since March 2020