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US factory production falls in August; outlook clouded by rising costs
19 September 2026
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Oil slides after China asks Iran to limit Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities
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Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran's Larak island
Brent crude futures climbed $2.51, or 2.85 percent, to $90.61 a barrel
31 August 2026
UK business confidence hits highest since March
British businesses turned the most confident since March this month, bolstered by a rosier view of the economy, according to a survey that echoes other signs of an improving outlook.
31 August 2026
Nepal flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
Nepal may need $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after this week’s devastating floods, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle told Reuters on Saturday, a bill equal to nearly a tenth of the economy.
31 August 2026
US-Iran war spurs Europe, Asia to boost renewables
Six months into the US-Israeli war with Iran, governments across Europe and Asia are scrambling to accelerate a renewables build-out in a bid to cut dependence on fossil fuel imports, providing a fresh impetus to the global energy transition.
31 August 2026
Foreign debt repayment exceeds receipts in July
The government repaid nearly three times more in foreign loans than it received in July, mainly due to lower loan disbursements.
31 August 2026
Bangladesh repaid 3 times more in foreign loans than it received in July
Fresh loan disbursements also fell a massive 83 percent year-on-year to $14 million in July
30 August 2026
US employment growth only modestly lower than thought in BLS revision
The level of total US employment as of March is now estimated to be 79,000 jobs lower than previously estimated
30 August 2026
Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy US relations
Recent US Treasury interventions to prop up the Japanese yen and to lower longer-term US borrowing costs were particularly concerning
30 August 2026
Venezuela says retains 'sovereignty' in US oil deal
The United States will have majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven reserves in what President Donald Trump described Friday as "the biggest oil deal in world history."
30 August 2026
India proposes warning labels on packaged foods
India’s food regulator has proposed front-of-pack warning labels on packaged food and drinks, reversing its position following growing public anger about a lack of strict labels to highlight high sugar, fat or salt in items.
30 August 2026
US consumer sentiment drops in August
US consumer sentiment fell in August, survey data from the University of Michigan confirmed Friday, reflecting worries over persistent inflation as war in the Middle East weighs on the world’s biggest economy.
30 August 2026
Trump announces deal for huge US stake in Venezuelan oil reserves
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves.
30 August 2026
OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war
Six months into the Iran war , the world’s most powerful oil alliance, OPEC+, finds itself in an unfamiliar position: unable to influence a market it once helped shape.
30 August 2026
Dollar rallies
Wall Street stocks dipped while the dollar rallied Friday after Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh flagged fighting high inflation as a priority in a speech received as more hawkish than expected.
30 August 2026
Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka
10 trucks carrying the goods went missing from their designated route a day ago
29 August 2026
US Fed chair says inflation is elevated and 'concerning'
The US central bank has missed its long-term two-percent target for inflation for more than five years
29 August 2026
OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war as China gains influence
OPEC+'s core group of seven producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, accounted for only a quarter of world oil output in July
29 August 2026
War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions
Iranian president says foreign trade down 35% due to sanctions and blockade
29 August 2026
Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves
Rubio says deal will boost investment in Venezuela, curb US gasoline prices
29 August 2026
New platform, CottonPort, launched to raise US cotton sales in Bangladesh
Aswar Rahman, chief executive officer of AmeriBangla Corporation and a Bangladeshi-born American, launched the new digital marketing platform
27 August 2026