you are currently viewing:IMF World Economic Outlook -Global Economy in Flux, Prospects Remain Dim October 2025October 14, 2025-- While the near-term forecast is revised up modestly, global growth remains subdued, as the newly introduced policies slowly come into focus As a result, global growth projections in the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) are revised upward relative to the April 2025 WEO but continue to mark a downward revision relative to the pre-policy-shift forecasts. Global growth is projected to slow from 3.3 percent in 2024 to 3.2 percent in 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026, with advanced economies growing around 1.5 percent and emerging market and developing economies just above 4 percent. Inflation is projected to continue to decline globally, though with variation across countries: above target in the United States-with risks tilted to the upside-and subdued elsewhere. Source: IMF |
October 8, 2025--New funds seek to provide 200% long exposure on a variety of industry leaders
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, today launched five new single stock leveraged ETFs. The funds seek to deliver twice (200%) the daily performance of a specific underlying stock.
October 7, 2025--Calamos Investments LLC ("Calamos"), a leading alternatives manager, today announced the upside cap rates for the launch of the Calamos Bitcoin Structured Alt Protection ETF(R) -October (CBOO), Calamos Bitcoin 90 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF(R) -October (CBXO) and Calamos Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF(R)-October (CBTO), providing exposure to Bitcoin with defined downside protection over a one-year outcome period, before fees and expenses.
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