The biggest oil supply shock in decades has entered its fourth month – with no resolution in sight as neither the US nor Iran appears willing to budge - yet the market remains surprisingly calm. This disconnect reflects an uncomfortable reality: the biggest drivers of today’s energy market are a host of unknowns.

Japan is looking to increase imports of garment products from Bangladesh, with Japanese companies seeking local business partners to strengthen sourcing under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed between the two countries.

Gold prices extended losses ​on Monday to their lowest point in more than two months, on ‌fears of a US rate hike following a strong jobs report, while renewed hostilities in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher and fanned inflation concerns.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed 3.29 percent to $96.15 a barrel

Oil ​prices fell on Friday as traders gained confidence that renewed conflict between the US and Iran ‌was growing less likely.

Bitcoin dropped below $60,000 on Friday, its lowest level since October 2024, just before Donald Trump’s election, which propelled it to a record high.

The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates this week for the first time in two and a half years as the Iran war energy shock stokes inflation.

On the Palm, an artificial island that has become synonymous with Dubai opulence, five-star hotels are busy on weekends and holidays once more

With the crucial Strait of Hormuz shut since US and Israeli attacks on Iran in late February, oil prices have nearly doubled, igniting inflation pressures worldwide

Britain floated the idea of striking a tech deal with the EU to boost ties in AI and other innovative sectors on Friday, as part of a push to rebuild post-Brexit relations.

SpaceX’s record-smashing IPO plan shows investors are eager to keep pouring money into all things AI, even as alarm bells ring for the wider economy.

India’s economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the first three months of 2026, official data showed Friday, even as the Middle East war clouds the outlook for the rest of the year.

Global oil inventories are running dangerously low as a deal to re-open tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has proven elusive, and industry executives and analysts warn there could be another oil price shock in the ​coming weeks, severe enough to upset broader financial markets.

More than one-third of Bangladeshi chief executive officers expect artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce junior-level jobs over the next three years, according to a recent PwC report

Bangladesh considers all markets non-traditional except the USA, the European Union (EU), Canada and the UK.

US job growth has see-sawed between expansion and contraction from month to month over the last year

US West Texas Intermediate crude finished at $90.54 a barrel

The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) will launch the “BSIA USA Roadshow 2026”, a multi-city initiative under the Silicon River and BRAINGAIN programmes,

Oil prices fell on Thursday after a ‌ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon boosted hopes for a broader agreement to end the US-Israeli war with Iran that could lead to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The global steel sector remains in crisis, the OECD said Thursday, as China subsidising production has resulted in a flood of cheap steel on the markets while the war in the Middle East has dented demand.