Sri Lanka restores fuel subsidy as inflation spikes
AFP, Sri Lanka
30 September 2026 • Global Economy
Visa joins growing alarm over AI-powered risks
Reuters, London
30 September 2026 • Global Economy
ADB to give Modern Syntex $50 million for polyester chips project
Star Business Report
29 September 2026 • Business
ACI to invest Tk 60 crore in fruit drinks buisness
Star Business Report
29 September 2026 • Business
Where will Fed tightening hit hardest in Asia?
REUTERS, Hong Kong
29 September 2026 • Global Economy
Oil gains over 2%
REUTERS, London
29 September 2026 • Global Economy
Global AI trade could revive after recent pullback
REUTERS
29 September 2026 • Global Economy
Oil prices spike after Trump rejects Iran truce offer
AFP, Hong Kong
28 September 2026 • Business

Samsung says planning job cuts in some Asian operations

The world's largest memory chipmaker is modifying staffing levels in Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, a company spokesman told AFP, adding that "the adjustments include job cuts"
3 October 2024

Why oil price yet to ignite on Middle East escalation?

Benchmark oil contract, Brent North Sea crude, has rallied about five dollars this week after Iran's missile attack on Israel -- but remaining around $75 per barrel
3 October 2024

Oil extends rally after Iran attack

Oil prices extended a rally Wednesday after Iran’s missile attack on Israel fanned fears of a Middle East-wide conflict, while the Hong Kong market ploughed on with its China-fuelled surge as developers saw eye-watering gains.
2 October 2024

US factory activity shrinks for sixth month

US manufacturing activity contracted for a sixth straight month in September, according to survey data released Tuesday, with demand remaining weak and new export orders slumping.
2 October 2024

Eurozone inflation falls under 2% for first time since 2021

The eurozone’s annual inflation rate fell to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years in September, official data showed Tuesday, dropping below the European Central Bank’s two-percent target and fuelling expectations of a rate cut.
2 October 2024

Inflation eases in Sep but still above 9%

The consumer price index stood at 9.92%, down from previous month's 10.49%
2 October 2024

Govt to buy two cargoes of LNG from spot market

The first consignment will cost Tk 640.15 crore and the second one Tk 649.59 crore
2 October 2024

AI's next feat will be its descent from the cloud

Google owner Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram and Facebook, are forecast to spend a combined $160 billion in capital expenditures next year,
2 October 2024

Apple accused by US labor board of imposing illegal workplace rules

The complaint accuses Apple of "interfering with, restraining, and coercing employees in the exercise of" their rights under federal labor law
2 October 2024

Stock markets slump, oil jumps on Middle East concerns

US and European stocks turned sharply lower after the strikes, which Iran launched in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders
2 October 2024

Tariffs risk raising costs for US consumers: IMF chief

"Tariffs are very blunt instruments," Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC in an interview.
2 October 2024

Oil extends rally after Iran attack, Hong Kong resumes surge

Both main crude contracts jumped more than five percent at one point Tuesday after Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders
2 October 2024

Factory activity around the world slows

Global factory activity weakened in September as soft demand and economic uncertainty pointed to a tough outlook, surveys showed, keeping policymakers under pressure to shore up fragile growth.
1 October 2024

Sri Lanka sees first deflation in 29 years

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy recorded falling consumer prices for the first time in 29 years, official data showed Monday, with the September inflation figure dipping to negative 0.5 percent.
1 October 2024

Global rice prices drop after India allows white rice exports

Global rice prices fell on Monday after India, the world’s No.1 exporter of the grain, gave the go-ahead for exports to resume, boosting global supply and helping poor Asian and African buyers secure more affordable supplies, exporters said.
1 October 2024

Sri Lanka to review sovereign bond restructure deal

Restructuring the debt is a cornerstone of the International Monetary Fund rescue plan Sri Lanka agreed to last year after an unprecedented economic crisis
1 October 2024

Business confidence flat among Japan's big manufacturers

The Bank of Japan's Tankan survey reports the difference between the percentage of firms who see current business conditions as favourable, and those that do not
1 October 2024

US Fed Chair sees 'further disinflation' in economy

The rate-cut lowers the cost of borrowing for consumers and businesses, bringing some relief to households weeks before November's presidential election -- even as the Fed works independently of the US administration
1 October 2024

China’s factory, service sector activities shrink for fifth month

China’s factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month and the services sector slowed sharply in September, suggesting Beijing will need even more stimulus to hit its 2024 growth target with only three months left in the year.
30 September 2024

Collaboration between private, public sectors a must now: finance adviser

A delegation of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry meets Salehuddin Ahmed
30 September 2024