Global Economy News
The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.3% in Sep 2025, following a 0.4% increase in Aug, according to the Labor Department. The report also noted that the annual rate of consumer price growth edged up to 3.0% in Sep from 2.9% in Aug. Additionally, the Labor Department stated that the annual rate of core consumer price growth slowed to 3.0% in Sep from 3.1% in Aug.
- U.K. retail sales rose by 0.5% in Sep 2025 compared to the previous month, defying expectations of a 0.2% decline, according to the Office for National Statistics.
- U.K. consumer prices rose by 3.8% YoY in Sep 2025, matching the rate recorded in August 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics.
- Germany’s producer prices fell by 1.7% YoY in Sep 2025, following a 2.2% decline in Aug, according to Destatis.
- The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) kept key lending rates at record lows for the fifth consecutive month in Oct 20, 2025, in line with market expectations. The one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR), the benchmark for most corporate and household borrowing, remained at 3.0%, while the five-year LPR, which anchors mortgage rates, held steady at 3.5%. Both rates were last reduced by 10 basis points in May 2025.
- China’s gross domestic product grew by 4.8% YoY in the third quarter of 2025, down from a 5.2% increase in the previous quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
- October 27, 2025
- Press Release : RBI
- 12:06 pm