U.S. government revenue from import fees reached a record $64 billion in this year’s second quarter, compared to just $17 billion during the same period in 2024, the treasury department reported.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Jul 22 2025
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SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMIC STRUGGLE
Forty-two percent of U.S. businesses operating in China are being impacted by overcapacity as China’s domestic economy continues to deflate amid ongoing price wars, a survey by the U.S.-China Business Council found.
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SPECIAL REPORT: STABLECOINS ARE TAKING CRYPTO MAINSTREAM
On 17 July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first federal legislation governing stablecoins, legitimizing their broad use in finance and commerce. The 308-to-122 vote was broadly bipartisan.
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TOP TREND 2023: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
An expected recovery in Europe’s commercial real estate market has failed to materialize, leaving property prices close to their lowest in almost a decade, Reuters reported.
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EU IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS TO PUNISH RUSSIA AS PEACE EFFORT CRUMBLES
The European Union (EU) announced its most significant sanctions yet against Russia and countries that do business with Moscow in an effort to hurt the country’s economy over its ongoing war with Ukraine.
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JAPAN’S EXPORTS DECLINE FOR A SECOND MONTH IN JUNE
After dropping by 1.7 percent in May, Japan’s exports shrank another 0.5 percent in June, year on year.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that will profoundly affect the business community this year.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this month that “native-born workers” have accounted for all job gains since January amid historic immigration crackdowns.