Global News Headlines
Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Thursday, 25 December 2025

*INDIAN DATA*

As Indian Stock market closed today, so not providing Indian Economy Data

*WORLD ECONOMY*

*Armenia*
* Retail sales growth reaches a 3-month peak
* Industrial output growth rises to a near 2-year high
* Construction output growth slows to the weakest level in 8 months

*China*
* China’s dominance in critical minerals gives Western magnet manufacturers a temporary competitive advantage

*Europe*
* European markets close mixed
* Novo Nordisk shares jump 9%, extending the rally after GLP-1 pill approval.

*Global – Commodities*
* Leather prices surge pushing up costs for boots, bags, and accessories relief could take years.

*Global – Energy / Corporate*
* BP to sell a 65% stake in its $10 billion Castrol unit as part of portfolio rationalisation.

*North Korea*
* Kim Jong Un oversees submarine construction and a missile launch according to state media (KCNA).

*Saudi Arabia*
* Trade surplus widens in October supported by external trade dynamics.

*Thailand*
* Trade deficit expands, driven by strong import growth

*Turkey*
* Factory confidence remains unchanged for the third consecutive month

*United States*
* 30-year mortgage rates soften further offering modest relief to the housing market.
* U.S. bans visas for a former EU commissioner and others over alleged censorship.
* Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard states it can build nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy
* Trump administration to begin wage seizures for defaulted student loan borrowers from January.
* Exclusive: Nvidia to acquire AI chip startup Groq’s assets for approximately $20 billion its largest-ever acquisition

*Zambia*
* Inflation rate rises after touching a 27-month low

*Jai Hind*
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai*
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