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AI goods, frontloading lift world trade in 2025: WTO

Oct 08, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], October 8: Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.

Gold reached new record of US$3,825/oz in September, its 39th all-time high of 2025: World Gold Council

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Israeli military operations causing more civilian casualties, widespread displacement, destruction of critical infrastructure: UN

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Kobe [Japan], October 8: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda urged joint action to bring together science, policy, and finance to deliver clean energy in Asia and the Pacific.