Economy News

In just the first few months of 2025, rising global tensions have placed the spotlight on the growing divide between the United States and the BRICS alliance, with recent expansions.

At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting, Warren Buffett didn’t hold back when discussing the impact of U.S. trade policy.

The U.S. economy stumbled at the start of 2025, logging a 0.3% annualized decline in GDP—marking a sharp contrast to late 2024’s growth.

China is accelerating its push to make the yuan a dominant player in international trade, using global tensions and U.S.-led tariffs as a springboard to challenge the dollar’s longstanding dominance.

The Federal Reserve’s newest Financial Stability Report paints a more anxious picture of the U.S. economy, highlighting rising global trade tensions, growing policy uncertainty, and worries over the nation’s debt levels as key threats to financial stability.

European financial authorities are currently divided over how much of a threat Donald Trump’s crypto-friendly stance poses to the Eurozone.

Since 2022, China has been actively promoting the yuan as a go-to currency for trade among BRICS nations, capitalizing on geopolitical rifts—particularly after Western sanctions hit Russia.