Weekly Data Summary Report As of August 18, 2025
Weekly Data Summary Report
As of August 18, 2025
Check out what you missed from last week’s event in the United States, which was primarily based on the critical events related to President Donald Trump, the trade war, and war conflicts within the week.
Disclaimer: Please note this is opinion-based; do not take it as investment advice.
Key Highlight Event:
US-Russia Summit: Although US President Donald Trump mentioned having “good progress” on the US-Russia summit, there was no confirmed ceasefire, no sanctions, or grand announcements. There was nothing set in stone at the moment, nor any official information disclosed. But one thing we know is that Trump will have another meeting with the President of Ukraine, assisted by the other European leaders, to ensure that Trump won’t be swayed by his personal gain and press Ukraine for the land swap.
Trump also posted on his social media that “Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately if he wants to, or he can continue to fight.” Is he referring to the swapping of land for the peace agreement?
Russian President Putin seeks the Ukrainian land (Donbas) in exchange for a peace agreement, albeit Ukrainians strongly reject it. So another question is, will Ukraine accept the deal while many lives have been lost protecting it, or will he continue to fight?
Next Meeting: US-Ukraine afternoon time on Monday (D.C. time) (Philippines Time: around early next day).
If it goes well → another meeting with Putin → gold is likely to fall.
Trump on CPI Data and Interest Rates
U.S. inflation is raising some doubt about reaching the restrictive level of 2%, amid some deterioration seen in demand consumption, and yet the CME Fedwatch Tool still priced in a September rate cut with odds of over 80% as of now. Trump claimed tariffs have not caused inflation or other national issues. He urged the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates to 1%, arguing it would stimulate economic growth.
The stock market
Nvidia and AMD Chip Deal with the U.S. Government
President Trump confirmed that Nvidia has agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of revenue from sales of its H20 AI chips to China to secure export licenses, allowing resumed sales after prior restrictions. This also included AMD, followed by the negotiation where Trump initially sought 20%.
Furthermore, Trump announced a 90-day extension on China tariffs, delaying their implementation to provide more time for negotiations, according to CNBC. He also stated that tariffs on steel and chips will be set this week, with rates starting lower initially to ease market impacts.
