Oil prices spike after Trump rejects Iran truce offer
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White House releases list of products US, China could tax less
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AI challenges fuel trading’s old guard
28 September 2026
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Heavy rain kills 56 in India's Uttar Pradesh state: disaster agency
27 September 2026
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US to finalize sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standards
27 September 2026
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US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds
27 September 2026
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EU warns of energy price crisis
27 September 2026
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Militant attack kills 11 at security check post in northern Pakistan: police
26 September 2026
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South Asia
Dhaka Chamber seeks Malaysian support to boost exports, investment
26 September 2026
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Talk of US export ban on diesel deepens US crude futures' discount to global benchmark
26 September 2026
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Global trade dynamics amid US-China tariff war
The impact of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs (TRT) remains uncertain, but it has undeniably divided the world into three distinct blocs: the US, China, and the rest of the world (ROW) -- excluding Canada and Mexico, which appear to be caught in no man’s land. Among these, the US and China, the two largest global economic powers, are locked in a gruelling tariff war, while the rest of the world has extended offers to negotiate.
13 April 2025
Global trade dynamics amidst US–China tariff war
The bilateral trade in goods between the US and China faces the risk of being severed due to the imposition of steep tariffs
13 April 2025
Trump trade team chases 90 deals in 90 days. Experts say good luck with that
Reaching trade deals that satisfy both Trump and financial markets is a "huge task"
13 April 2025
Indonesia palm oil firms eye new markets as US trade war casts shadow
Palm oil is one of Indonesia's biggest exports to the United States
13 April 2025
Trump spares smartphones, computers, electronics from China tariffs
US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff codes excluded from the import taxes
13 April 2025
US tariffs threaten Sri Lanka’s recovery: IMF
Sri Lanka’s recovery from its worst economic meltdown, which forced a sovereign default and toppled a president, will be undermined if punishing US tariffs resume, the IMF warned on Friday.
12 April 2025
Dollar feels heat as Trump’s tariffs spark trade turmoil
In just a week, the dollar has gone from a safe haven to investors’ whipping boy as US President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs on friend and foe alike undermine decades of trust in the world’s reserve currency.
12 April 2025
Why is gold reaching record heights?
Why do investors flock to gold when economic times turn tough? As the precious metal reaches record highs AFP explains why it remains such a trusted lifeline.
12 April 2025
Increase imports of US goods to reduce trade gap: textile millers
They also suggested increasing US content in manufactured goods to 20% to qualify for reduced tariff rates
12 April 2025
Mojo raised Tk 4.14cr aid for the Palestinians
The brand of Akij Venture Ltd has so far sent Tk 2.7cr, as intensified Israeli attacks slowed aid sending process
12 April 2025
In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand
On April 11, China dismissed Trump’s moves as a “joke” and raised its own tariff against the US to 125%
12 April 2025
Mighty US dollar feels heat as Trump's tariffs spark trade turmoil
The dollar, already on course for its worst year since 2017 , on Friday plunged to a decade-low
12 April 2025
What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump's tariff war
Since the South Korean conglomerate entered Vietnam in 1989, it has poured billions of dollars into expanding its global manufacturing footprint beyond China
12 April 2025
Why is gold reaching record heights?
The trading turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump's tariffs has triggered a record run for gold, widely viewed as a safe-haven investment.
12 April 2025
Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders
The Chinese government is in fighting mode too, on Friday increasing its own retaliatory duties to 125 percent.
12 April 2025
Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80%: WTO chief
The World Trade Organization chief said Wednesday the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods between the two economic giants by 80 percent, pulling down the rest of the world economy.
10 April 2025
Will Trump kill globalisation?
Spilling your Mexican beer on your t-shirt sewn in Vietnam while watching a US series on Netflix on your Chinese-made smartphone sitting outside at a Parisian cafe is an ordinary occurrence in our globalised world.
10 April 2025
Chittagong Chamber wants widening of tax net
The CCCI submitted 114 proposals for the upcoming budget
10 April 2025
Prada brings Versace home to create Italian luxury contender
The $1.375 billion deal brings one of fashion's best-known Italian labels back under Italian control
10 April 2025
Singapore eyes halal-certified agricultural imports from Bangladesh
Singaporean investors said at a roundtable by EBL
10 April 2025