Before this year officially ends, I highlight five charts from my reporting that best captured the U.S. economy in 2025. Link: https://t.co/Vgs5j0nDFW

📷 🚨 As China’s share of U.S. Treasury holdings declined in 2025, the U.K.’s role quietly grew—reshaping who finances America’s debt. Deep dive : https://t.co/3QUlILrm46 Substack: https://t.co/Z21m7PL5yN #econsky #datavisuals #data

🚨 Foreign investors held $9.2 trillion in U.S. Treasuries as of October, up 6% from $8.7 trillion a year earlier. Deep dive : https://t.co/zGh8n0xNAU one-chart on Substack: https://t.co/AROiPRwGNn

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🚨 The Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3.75 to 4% This is the second cut during Trump's second term. Updated chart: https://t.co/1pYpU0c6Fz

Nvidia Becomes First Company Worth $5 Trillion as it solidifies its AI dominance More: https://t.co/ndQkdK9ax2

🚨 US government shutdown starts Since 1976, there have been 21 funding gaps in the U.S. history, the longest lasting 34 full days More details through an interactive graph and what it means for economic data: https://t.co/V4hawzvMCF

Interest rates now in effect: 4.08% The Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate for the first time on Wednesday since December 2024 - the first cut during Trump's second term. Read: https://t.co/1pYpU0byQ1

The Fed cuts interest rate for first time in 2025 and sees two more coming this year The move lowers the federal funds target range by a quarter percentage point, between 4% and 4.25%. The cut is also the first during Trump's second term. More here: https://t.co/u2rjrNObUu

Banana prices peak More: https://t.co/7cY2FC5F0h

In June, foreign investors went on a Treasury-buying spree, pumping tens of billions into the U.S. economy within a month, while Hong Kong, Ireland and India trimmed their share. Link: https://t.co/ko4N6fOzGB

Here's how much Texas relies on international trade - explained in 3 charts Behind the numbers in my next for @HOUBizJournal Link: https://t.co/nxdNXXNpjr

🚨 Latest-wave of country-specific tariffs come into force after months of negotiations, pauses, and delays—marking a new era in U.S. trade policy. More analysis and an interactive version of the table is linked here: https://t.co/BC0AborUnj

US inflation holds steady at 2.7% for the month of July.

🛢️Russia’s Crude Oil Exports Stay High — But Flows Shift Sharply Toward Asia More on this in the links below (with interactive graphs) Shorter version: https://t.co/w4es8b36VD Deeper analysis: https://t.co/T4CnuljUXr

🚨 Latest-wave of country-specific tariffs come into force after months of negotiations, pauses, and delays—marking a new era in U.S. trade policy. More analysis and an interactive version of the table is linked here: https://t.co/BC0AborUnj

U.S. trade deficit shrank to $60.2B in June 2025, the lowest since Sept. 2023, driven by falling imports and rising tariff uncertainty. More here: https://t.co/Jjj1Z9XwI2

U.S. trade deficit shrank to $60.2B in June 2025, the lowest since Sept. 2023, driven by falling imports and rising tariff uncertainty. More here: https://t.co/Jjj1Z9XwI2

While total foreign holdings of U.S. securities rose 5% from January to May, Canada, America's leading trade partner increased its holdings by 22% to $430 billion in a span of five months—the largest jump by any country this year. More here: https://t.co/ci438i415r

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