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More tariffs equal more anxiety and uncertainty, says the National Retail Federation (NRF)
5 April 2025, 11:43 AM
New US tariffs harmful to consumers, businesses: US fashion industry association
The USFIA said the fashion industry will be disproportionately impacted by the sweeping tariff measures
5 April 2025, 09:47 AM
Trump hails 'very productive' call with Vietnam leader
A manufacturing powerhouse that counted the United States as its biggest market last year, Vietnam was hammered with a thumping 46 percent tariff
5 April 2025, 09:06 AM
Bracing for a tariff storm
In trade, as in life, one decision from far away can unravel years of careful effort.
5 April 2025, 08:42 AM
Tariff hike to raise prices for US consumers, says a US industry body
The new tariffs target all major suppliers of apparel, footwear, and travel goods, industries that already face some of the highest tariff rates in the US trade system.
5 April 2025, 08:20 AM
TikTok deal put on hold after China objects over tariffs, sources say
Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for ByteDance to sell US assets of the popular short video app to a non-Chinese buyer
5 April 2025, 07:36 AM
America's passion for tariffs rarely pays off, economists warn
The 19th century marked the golden age of tariffs in the United States, with an average rate regularly flirting with 50 percent.
5 April 2025, 06:18 AM
US Fed Chair warns tariffs likely to push up inflation, cool growth
"It is now becoming clear that the tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected," Powell told an event in Virginia in prepared remarks.
5 April 2025, 05:04 AM
US soybeans, energy: Who is hit by China's tariff retaliation?
China's broader plan unveiled Friday marks a "pretty significant warning shot" to the Trump administration to hold off further measures
5 April 2025, 04:54 AM
Trump's global tariff takes effect in dramatic US trade shift
The trade gaps, said the White House, were driven by an "absence of reciprocity" in relationships and other policies like "exorbitant value-added taxes."
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The new trade disorder: US reciprocal tariffs and Bangladesh
The extent of the latest bout of tariff slaps across so many countries has come as a major shock and is unprecedented
4 April 2025, 10:56 AM
Trump tariffs sow fears of trade wars, recession and a $2,300 iPhone
The penalties announced by Trump on Wednesday triggered a plunge in world financial markets and drew condemnation from other leaders reckoning with the end of a decades-long era of trade liberalization.
4 April 2025, 09:43 AM
India eyes opportunity despite trade challenges
India on Thursday reacted cautiously to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs with exporters saying the flat 27 percent on exports imposed on fifth-largest economy could have been far worse.
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Govt prepares formal appeal to US over tariffs
The government will shortly write to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), urging it to reduce what it describes as an irrational imposition of 37 percent reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi exports, a top official said yesterday.
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How ‘liberation day’ tariffs will impact China
US President Donald Trump has slapped punishing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, deepening a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
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Global trade to face 1% contraction this year: WTO DG
The WTO Secretariat is closely monitoring and analysing US tariff measures
3 April 2025, 17:25 PM
Implications and strategies for Bangladesh
The average US tariff surged from 2.5 percent to 20 percent with a single executive action
3 April 2025, 12:26 PM
NBR studying impact of US tariffs on trade
The research aims to identify the most affected products and the extent of duties imposed
3 April 2025, 09:49 AM
Stock investors fear impact of US import duty on listed firms
Bangladesh's stock market has been struggling for several years due to the poor performance of listed firms, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
3 April 2025, 09:38 AM
Detailed analysis needed to gauge US tariff impact: Bangladesh’s pharma leader
He urged exporters and businesses to closely monitor updates from the US Treasury and relevant authorities
3 April 2025, 08:15 AM