Not just Trump and AI. How do we remember 2025?

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The year 2025 was a period of dynamic change and events that had a crucial impact on the economy, financial markets and global policies. Volatility, breakthrough decisions and fresh trends made it a time full of challenges, but besides crucial conclusions for the future.

]]>In this video I will summarize the most crucial events from the world, to which it is worth returning at the beginning of 2026.]]>

The beginning of the year is the perfect time to prepare for upcoming challenges and investment opportunities. From 16 to 17 January will take place ]]>Third Independent Trader Conference]]>, during which it will be possible to hear contributions from experts sharing their forecasts and applicable guidance for 2026.

January

Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States for the second time.
In the United Kingdom, the scandal of covering up the scale of rapes on young girls whose perpetrators were very frequently muslim gangs returns. As a result, the government decides to resume many investigations.
In the planet of fresh technologies, the decision of the Chinese company DeepSeek is echoed, which gives the planet an insight into its language model. It is simply a competitor for models specified as ChatGPT or Gemini. For a minute there is simply a fear of how fast the Chinese can catch up with the West in this area.

February

The most happens with Donald Trump. We have so imposed duties on Mexico, Canada or China, as well as the first deportations of illegal immigrants. The U.S. president besides proposes that the Gaza Strip be leveled with the ground and that the mediate East riviera be placed there.
Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg appears in Joe Rogan's podcast and talks about censorship from the pandemic days. The Facebook owner admitted that the U.S. authorities demanded that posts be removed, even if they discussed the side effects of vaccines in a precise way. The portal met these requests. Let us add that Twitter, or the current X, utilized a better solution at that time, which added the anticipation of adding contextual information.
In the Polish backyard, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy proposes that employers measurement the rate of metabolism among employees, in order to adjust the temperature in rooms intended for work. Surprisingly, individual in the government realized it was idiotic and the hotel withdrew from the project.

March

We start again with the White House, where on the first day of March the president of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelenski, appears to sign the natural materials agreement. gathering Donald Dead ends with 1 large fight. The planet is watching and not believing.
The European Commission announces an arms spending plan which totals EUR 800 billion. Europe is besides gradually reporting its readiness to support Ukraine, and this is simply a consequence to changing US policies.
The Taiwanese giant, TSMC, announces large investments in the US. It's about 5 chip factories that are expected to cost about $100 billion.

April

The most happens again through the president of the United States, who announces customs for the full world. The basic rate is 10%, while for many countries that Trump believes behave unfairly in trade with America, higher rates have been applied.

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The planet is shocked. Stock indices immediately begin to fall rapidly. On 9 April, the fall on S&P 500 reaches 20%, so the most crucial stock index is at the border of entry into the bessa. It is then that Trump says that duties are suspended for 90 days and negotiations will be held with individual countries at that time.
Markets around the planet are starting to work fast.
In the same month, Polish company InPost takes over the British supplier Yodel and thus becomes the 4th largest courier company in the UK.
At the same time, the founder of InPost Rafał Brzoska returns to the company after 100 days of directing the deregulation team. At the end of the project, he states that Polish regulations are more favourable for large global companies than for Polish business.
On Easter Monday, at the age of 88, Pope Francis dies. Hundreds of thousands of believers say goodbye to him on the day of the Vatican funeral.

May

May was marked by elections in Poland. The first circular is won by Rafał Trzaskowski, and the second is Karol Nawrocki.
In the same month, recently sworn Chancellor Friedrich of Germany Merz makes his first visits to Poland and France.
Pope Leon XIV's pontificate is inaugurated in the Vatican.
It is besides worth mentioning Spain, where the blackout occurs on a powerful scale. The deficiency of power prevents the operation of basic infrastructure. There are videos of Spaniards online, who went back to the 1990s, which means they had to find amusement without utilizing the Internet.

June

Karol Nawrocki becomes the fresh president of Poland due to minimal triumph over Rafał Trzaskowski. For the second it is already the second minimum election defeat, likewise in 2020, erstwhile he lost to Andrzej Duda.
However, the world's No. 1 subject in June was the common attacks on Israel- Iran lines. Eventually, the United States was active in the full conflict for a moment, which bombed 3 seats in Iran, operating under the atomic programme there. The attack severely damaged Iranian infrastructure, which was granted by the government in Tehran.
At the end of the month, it turns out that for the dollar it was the worst first half in 52 years.
On the Independent Trader portal then appears ]]>Article]]>which suggests that the dollar should stabilize and somewhat reflect after specified a large drop. And in fact this happens – compared to PLN we have stabilizations, and the dollar index (DXY) somewhat increases in subsequent months.

July

In Poland it focuses on the situation on the border with Germany. This is where another groups of foreigners, most frequently from Africa or the mediate East, decision to our country. frequently they are helped by the German border ministry. The uprising of Poles is increasing and the government decides to introduce periodic checks at the border with Germany and Lithuania.
While groups of black visitors appear in Szczecin at the stops and under the shops, only a fewer twelve kilometres further reaches significant, for Polish conditions, discoveries of natural materials. There are at least 22 million tonnes of oil and 5 billion cubic metres of natural gas close Wolin Island, according to preliminary analysis. This is the largest specified discovery in the past of Poland. Of course, with its announcement, Germany immediately reports its concern about the extraction of natural materials in this area.
It besides happens abroad. A large trade agreement is signed on the European Union-US line, under which Europe commits to large purchases of military equipment from Americans.
In the United States, very crucial laws for the cryptocurrency marketplace are approved, including the Genius Act, which focuses on stablecoins and requires their full safety in the form of dollars or US short-term bonds

August

Silver is recognized by the United States as 1 of the critically crucial minerals for the American economy and national security. metallic prices are growing, but inactive do not attract extraordinary attention from investors.
Banks on the Polish stock exchange evidence valuations. As a consequence of advanced interest rates, bank profits have increased very strongly, which besides translates into stock exchange rates rallying. In addition, a favourable component is the influx of large capital from abroad into the Polish stock exchange, which helps to drive the listing.
One of the loudest topics in Poland is the KPO scandal, which depicts quite a few past of waste of money by the catering industry. In any cases, it is besides about companies associated with politicians. In the same month, absurd grants to foundations and associations operating in the area of culture are besides revealed.

September

During a gathering at the University of Utah, Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative activist, is murdered. The killer is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Polarization in the US goes to an even higher level, after a year earlier another bomber injured Donald Trump by shooting him during the election campaign.
In the same period president Donald Trump announces the "Department of Defense" renamed "Department of War". This is simply a planet War II name.
In Poland, the no.1 subject is the attack of more than 20 Russian drones that entered the airspace over our country during 1 night. The discussion of Polish anti-drone systems begins immediately.

October

]]>Precious metals take over the headlines of financial portals.]]> Gold for the first time in past outnumbers $4,000 for ounces. In India, unexpectedly, buyers transfer attention from gold to silver, resulting in the largest refinery in this country announcing silver shortages for the first time, and the quotes of this metallic come close US$55 per ounce.
Bitcoin, on the another hand, peaks in the dollar in October, surpassing $14,000.
The Argentine president Javier Milei organization wins parliamentary elections. Thus, a libertarian politician can proceed his reforms and his triumph besides means further support from the United States. Following the election results, Argentina's stock exchange immediately begins to grow powerfully after erstwhile respective weeks of decline.
China surprises the planet by introducing restrictions on the usage of uncommon earth metals. Device manufacturers would ask Beijing for approval if they intend to usage elements originating in China to any extent. A fewer days after the announcement of the decision, the Chinese authorities calm down that they intend to usage their monopoly only in those areas where arms are concerned.

November

The United States Army appears off the coast of Venezuela, and Donald Trump scares Nicolas Maduro that his days are numbered. On our portal appears d]]>Partial article on how Venezuela got on the bottom despite having immense oil deposits.]]>

As part of climate madness, EU countries agree to a fresh target: by 2040, greenhouse gas emissions are expected to fall by 90% compared to 1990.
The Polish government informs about the acts of diversion on the Polish railway. 2 bombers are recognized – these are Ukrainians cooperating with Russia. 1 of them was already convicted by the Ukrainian court for sabotage.

December

Poland is invited to the G20 summit in Miami. At the same time, according to the forecasts of the IMF, at the end of 2025 the Polish economy is expected to scope a value of $1 trillion 40 billion, which would give us just 20th position in the ranking. We are so ahead of Switzerland, which deserves to be stressed.
The planet of investment is ruled by natural materials. Silver and platinum end the year with a wonderful rally, and gold and copper are besides doing well.
The U.S. announces the National safety Strategies, and in it: they are very negative for the European Union and the overall state of Europe and its economical or immigration problems. The strategy's provisions besides make it clear that the Americans intend to decision distant from global engagement, to focus more on strengthening economical and military power in their immediate areas. The question is whether this strategy will actually be full applied – if so, it will mean the end of the global leadership of America, on which the strategy we have been operating for decades was based.