Asia thermal coal imports, prices rise amid war, China output drop
REUTERS, Launceston
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Dollar drifts lower
REUTERS
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
India hikes fuel prices again
AFP, New Delhi
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Oil prices slip to two-week low
Reuters
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Oil falls, Asian stocks climb on hopes of US-Iran Hormuz deal
AFP, Hong Kong
25 May 2026, 12:28 PM Business
Fed chair vows to be ‘reform-oriented’
AFP, Washington
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business
AFP, Ilulissat
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Apparel exports to EU fall 19% in Jan-Feb
23 May 2026, 21:05 PM Business

China to work with US on slashing tariffs

Beijing will work with Washington on reducing levies affecting tens of billions of dollars in goods, the commerce ministry said Wednesday, days after US President Donald Trump visited China.
21 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Bangladesh should modernise IP rules to attract more FDI: US diplomat

Shilpi Jha, senior commercial specialist and IP policy advisor for South Asia at the US embassy in New Delhi, attends AmCham roundtable
20 May 2026, 18:22 PM

Oil falls after Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly'

Brent crude oil futures fell 88 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $110.40 a barrel
20 May 2026, 11:49 AM

China to work with US on slashing tariffs

The world's two top economies spent much of 2025 embroiled in an escalating trade war
20 May 2026, 11:44 AM

Under Trump pressure, EU agrees to implement US trade pact

The deal includes safeguards allowing the EU to suspend favourable tariff terms if Washington breaches its commitments
20 May 2026, 08:28 AM

Dollar edges up in int’l market

The US dollar rose on Tuesday as investors balanced cautious hopes ​for a Middle East peace deal against concerns that the Federal Reserve could raise rates to curb energy-driven inflation.
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Gold falls

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, but ‌stayed above a 1-1/2-month low hit in the last session, as markets consolidated while awaiting further developments after US President Donald Trump paused a planned attack against Iran.
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM

StanChart to cut over 7,000 jobs

Standard Chartered will eliminate more than 7,000 jobs over the next four years as it seeks to replace “lower-value human ​capital” with technology, becoming one of the top names in finance to target headcount cuts using artificial intelligence.
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Govt removing trade barriers with EU: commerce minister

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller meets the minister
19 May 2026, 18:25 PM

Under Trump pressure, EU eyes deal to end trade standoff

Negotiators from the EU's parliament and capitals will meet Tuesday night in Strasbourg to push for a compromise that would allow the bloc to meet Trump's deadline
19 May 2026, 13:29 PM

Oil falls nearly 2% as Trump holds off scheduled attack on Iran

Brent futures for July delivery fell $1.98, or 1.8 percent, to $110.12 a barrel
19 May 2026, 13:26 PM

War threatens millions of jobs

The Middle East war is undermining wages and working conditions way beyond the conflict region, the UN’s International Labour Organization said Monday.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

India buying Russian oil irrespective of US sanctions waivers

India has been buying Russian ​oil irrespective of US ‌sanctions waivers, Sujata Sharma, a joint secretary in the petroleum ​ministry, said on ​Monday.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Rupee hits record low

The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low on Monday, ​as stubbornly high energy prices due to the Iran war sent ‌global bond yields soaring, denting risk appetite and deepening economic headwinds confronting the world’s third-largest crude importer.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Opaque oil deals around Hormuz test the petrodollar

The US dollar-dominated global oil trading system is being tested by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as governments in major consuming nations turn to increasingly opaque deals with Tehran and Gulf producers to secure supplies.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM

WB okays $350m financing for Bangladesh’s LNG-based energy security

The World Bank has approved $350 million in financing to strengthen Bangladesh’s energy security by supporting cost-effective mechanisms for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), as global fuel markets face volatility.
18 May 2026, 19:34 PM

Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill - and counting

Businesses are grappling with soaring energy prices, fractured supply ‌chains and trade routes severed by Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz
18 May 2026, 18:07 PM

How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks

Iranian money has kept moving through those two digital ledgers during the US and Israeli war against the Islamic Republic
18 May 2026, 16:59 PM

China's April consumption, factory output growth slowest in years

Retail sales growth slid to just 0.2 percent in April compared to the same month last year
18 May 2026, 12:52 PM

Oil touches two-week high after drone attack on UAE nuclear power plant

Brent crude futures climbed $2.01, or 1.84%, to $111.27 a barrel
18 May 2026, 12:50 PM