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Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles

The duties take effect at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) on April 3
27 March 2025

IMF agrees on new $1.3b loan for Pakistan

The IMF said Tuesday it has reached agreement with Pakistan on a new $1.3 billion loan program and reviewed an existing bailout that would, if approved, unlock an additional $1 billion.
26 March 2025

US imposes trade restrictions on dozens of entities with eye on China

The United States added dozens of entities to a trade blacklist Tuesday, its Commerce Department said, in part to disrupt Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities.
26 March 2025

US consumer confidence falls to lowest level since 2021

The US consumer confidence index fell 7.2 points to 92.9 in March,
26 March 2025

CPA, shipping ministry staff to get Tk 60,000 bonus

The shipping ministry has approved a special incentive bonus of Tk 60,000 for all categories of employees of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the ministry for achieving record cargo and container handling at the port.
25 March 2025

India eyes tariff cut on over half of US imports to shield its exports

India is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of US imports worth $23 billion in the first phase of a trade deal the two nations are negotiating, two government sources said, the biggest cut in years, aimed at fending off reciprocal tariffs.
25 March 2025

Donald Trump’s boomerang will hit the US hard

Trump has imposed tariffs and threatened economic warfare; mused that the US could leave allies in the lurch if Russia attacks them; intimidated Greenland; and taunted Canada that it should become the 51st US state.
24 March 2025

Airbus, Boeing eye fast output as plastics loom for future jets

Both told a packed technical audience at a Paris composites fair this month that they were already making progress in researching what the succeeding generation of models could be made of - and in turn how fast they could be built.
24 March 2025

‘Antipathy’ to US: Tourists turning away from Trump’s America

In just a few weeks, the US tourism outlook has clouded as a result of some of President Donald Trump’s policy decisions, which have angered some foreign visitors and prompted fear of a surge in prices and a stronger dollar.
23 March 2025

Some European officials weigh if they can rely on Fed for dollars under Trump

President Donald Trump has made a sharp break from long-standing US policy in several areas, such as appearing to endorse Russia's position on Ukraine, raising questions about US commitment to European security and imposing tariffs on its allies.
23 March 2025

'Antipathy' to US: Tourists turning away from Trump's America

Foreign traveler arrivals in the United States are expected to decline by 5.1 percent in 2025 compared to last year
23 March 2025

How Trump’s regulatory freeze is disrupting the US fishing industry

President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and uncertainty into a number of lucrative American fisheries
23 March 2025

Chinese EV giant BYD aims for Europe boost

Chinese carmaker BYD on Thursday vowed to conquer Europe with a new compact electric model and super-fast charging capability to rival continental brands.
22 March 2025

AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity on Friday expressed its interest in buying TikTok, which faces a deadline to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States.
22 March 2025

Trump’s call for AI deregulation gets strong backing from Big Tech

Major tech firms are pushing the administration of President Donald Trump to loosen rules on building artificial intelligence, arguing it is the only way to maintain a US edge and compete with China.
22 March 2025

Japan’s core inflation slows to 3% in February

Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed Friday, with prices excluding fresh food rising 3.0 percent year-on-year in the world’s fourth-largest economy.
22 March 2025

China tech giants dig pricey trench for AI war

Tencent last year more than tripled its capital expenditure to $10.7 billion, or 12 percent of its top line
22 March 2025

Eid windfall: Remittance soars 78% in 19 days

Remittance inflows surged by around 78 percent year-on-year in the first 19 days of March as migrant workers sent more money home to relatives ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious occasion in the country.
20 March 2025

UK job market steadies

The pace of British pay growth was little changed and there were others signs of stability in the jobs market, according to official data that contrasted with warnings of a hit to hiring from employers upset about an imminent tax increase.
20 March 2025

How animal spirits affect the economy

Storytelling is central to how we interpret economic events. We recall economic history through haunting images of anxious crowds waiting to take money out of banks during the Great Depression or dejected office workers carrying cardboard boxes out of Lehman Brothers in 2008. We gauge inflation by comparing shopping baskets with friends and family. We grapple with the consequences of artificial intelligence by channeling our hopes and fears into science fiction.
20 March 2025