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US has refunded about $100b in Trump tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs since the Supreme Court struck down a wave of his duties this year, court filings show.
7 August 2026

Bangladesh, Australia reaffirm stronger cooperation in trade, skills, research

Australian high commissioner calls on Bangladesh’s commerce minister
6 August 2026

Govt to go for direct purchase of eight LNG cargoes

Two cargoes each will be procured from four international companies: Blackcube International Ltd (UK), Global Fuel Supplies Pte Ltd (Australia), Plentitude Energy Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) and Maxwell International SPC (Oman)
6 August 2026

Bangladesh's RMG exports to the US fall 5.75% in Jan-Jun

For the single month of June 2026, exports from Bangladesh to the US were $763.57 million, up 5.74 percent compared with June last year
6 August 2026

Govt drafts revised policy to formalise gold trade

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today asked all relevant government agencies and stakeholders to submit written feedback on the draft "Gold Policy 2018 (Revised) 2026" by August 9
6 August 2026

India paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments

UPI, one of the world's largest real-time payments networks, processed 23.6 billion transactions worth 29.9 trillion rupees ($313.5 billion) in July
6 August 2026

Oil prices slip as Iran cites progress with Oman on Hormuz agreement

Brent crude futures fell 33 cents, or 0.42 percent, to $79.12 a barrel
6 August 2026

US has refunded about $100bn in Trump tariffs

The refunds went to importers that had paid the duties
6 August 2026

Gold price rises over 2%

Gold rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday to a one-month high as hopes of a US-Iran peace deal tempered some inflation concerns, while investors awaited key US jobs data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s policy path.
6 August 2026

Rupee sails past 95 to one-month high

The Indian rupee rose to its highest level in a month on Wednesday, buoyed by lower oil prices and a weaker dollar, while forward premiums dropped ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s policy decision.
6 August 2026

US trade gap narrows in June

The US trade deficit narrowed slightly in June, government data showed on Tuesday, with both imports and exports contracting over the month before.
6 August 2026

Indian central bank holds rates as it assesses Mideast shock

India’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as it waits to see whether volatile oil prices caused by the Iran war feed wider inflationary pressures.
6 August 2026

World faces fresh food price surge, FAO warns

The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along ​with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief economist of the ‌United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said.
6 August 2026

WB warns developing countries to embrace AI or be left behind

The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver better governance outcomes, warning that they risked being left behind if they failed to do so.
6 August 2026

US job openings decline

US job openings dropped in June as vacancies in the healthcare and social assistance sector declined by the most in nearly a year, but an improvement in hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market remained stable.
6 August 2026

Taka among region’s most stable currencies: Bangladesh Bank report

The central bank's latest data showed that only Cambodia performed slightly better, with its currency weakening by 0.44 percent during the period
5 August 2026

US trade gap narrows in June but misses expectations

The overall trade gap came in at $73.3 billion, down 5.6 percent from May
5 August 2026

Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening

The renewed optimism after five months of blockage for Gulf oil and gas tankers bolstered stocks, with two of the three major Wall Street indices powering to fresh records
5 August 2026

Oil price rises to $84.81

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran conflict remained uncertain, while disruptions to oil flows through key shipping routes persisted.
5 August 2026

China’s EV export boom hits gasoline demand

For years, forecasts of the energy transition followed a familiar script: electric vehicles would gradually dent gasoline demand in Europe and China before eventually spreading elsewhere.
5 August 2026