World economic news highlights on December 9, 2025

1. A clear policy roadmap for Powell's successor after the Fed meeting is unlikely: The upcoming meeting of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to result in a 0.25 percentage point interest rate cut, but this also puts Chairman Jerome Powell's successor in a difficult position. President Donald Trump is pressuring for lower interest rates to boost the economy , especially the housing sector.

Photo caption — Headquarters of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in Washington, DC. Photo: THX/TTXVN

2. EU investigates Google's use of online content for AI: The European Commission (EC) has opened an antitrust investigation into Google to examine whether the company abused its position by using online content from web publishers and YouTube to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The EC is concerned that Google may have used this content without providing proper compensation or without allowing content creators to opt out.

3. The US will allow Nvidia H200 chips to be exported to China: US President Donald Trump has announced that he will allow Nvidia and other AI chip makers such as AMD and Intel to export the H200 series of chips to China, with the condition of charging a fee per product. This decision is seen as a strategic compromise, both to prevent Huawei from dominating the domestic Chinese market and to maintain technological control by not allowing the export of the most advanced chips.

4. China accelerates in the global robot game: China has emerged as the world's largest robot manufacturer, with industrial robot output reaching 556,000 units in 2024. With technological advancements, "Made in China" robots are accelerating their global presence, becoming the world's second-largest exporter of industrial robots. Chinese products, from industrial robots serving European automakers to service robots and humanoid robots, are increasingly being used in more than 100 countries.

5. The US announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers affected by tariffs and low agricultural prices: However, farm owners said this was only a temporary solution and did not address the root of the problem. The bailout package was announced when the US agricultural industry was facing a crisis with high input costs, falling agricultural prices and losing market share to competitors such as Brazil.

6. PepsiCo changes to retain investors: PepsiCo has reached an agreement with investor Elliott Investment Management, including cutting 20% of its product line in the US and focusing more on affordable products. Along with changing the product portfolio, PepsiCo also plans to lay off employees at its North American offices to cut costs, increase productivity... This move comes in the context of the group's efforts to restore growth and face pressure from Elliott, which is holding shares worth 4 billion USD.

7. Market volatility, Japanese capital flows to foreign bonds: Japanese investors returned to net buying of foreign bonds in November 2025 after a previous strong sell-off, amid fluctuations in the stock market forcing investors to seek safer havens. According to data from the Japanese Ministry of Finance released on December 9, foreign investors bought a net 718.9 billion yen (equivalent to 4.60 billion USD) of foreign long-term bonds, reversing the net selling of about 1,240 billion yen in October.

8. Russia is determined to eliminate the underground economy: The overall plan to "eliminate the underground" will reduce the share of the underground economy in Russia's GDP by about 1.5% in three years and create additional revenues of up to 1 trillion rubles ($13.02 billion) per year for the budgets at all levels, starting from 2027, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at a meeting of the National Council for Strategic Development and Projects.

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