Foreign-owned firms get easier access to external loans
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Empty skyscrapers: China’s property slump still throttling growth
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
India approves $13b semiconductor plan
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Oil rises 2% as Mideast hostilities worsen
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
US inflation cools in June before renewed Mideast fighting
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Dollar on back foot
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
US inflation cools in June before renewed Mideast fighting
15 July 2026, 14:33 PM
Business
Oil prices rise as hostilities worsen in the Middle East
15 July 2026, 12:58 PM
Business
Oil traders call Trump’s Hormuz bluff at their peril
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
US pays back $81b in tariffs ruled illegal by Supreme Court
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Meghna, City, Delta to import $1 billion worth of US soybean
The three local commodity giants will bring in the soybean over the next one year
4 November 2025, 14:13 PM
US focusing more on bilateral economic relations with Bangladesh
says top US embassy official
4 November 2025, 13:57 PM
Toyota set for second straight quarterly profit drop as US tariffs weigh
Sales in China and India posted gains of 5 percent and 12 percent, respectively
4 November 2025, 10:52 AM
Trump’s global tariffs to face challenge before Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the legality of Donald Trump’s unprecedented use of powers for sweeping global tariffs in a case striking at the heart of the president’s economic agenda.
3 November 2025, 18:00 PM
India’s Russian oil imports rise in October
India’s crude oil imports from Russia are expected to have risen slightly in October from a month earlier, according to preliminary ship-tracking data from Kpler and OilX, in spite of pressure from Washington to cut purchases.
3 November 2025, 18:00 PM
US launches global club for trading critical minerals
The US is committed to having enough power to drive and win the artificial intelligence race.
3 November 2025, 06:54 AM
OPEC+ looks set to further hike oil output
Analysts predict a slight output hike when the group of eight oil-producing countries known as the "Voluntary Eight" (V8) holds its online meeting
2 November 2025, 07:31 AM
China made a ‘mistake’ with rare-earth controls
China’s decision to impose export controls on rare earths was a “mistake” and drew attention to Beijing’s ability to use them as a coercive tool, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview published Saturday.
1 November 2025, 19:50 PM
US economy in the dark as govt shutdown cuts off crucial data
US policymakers, financial institutions and business owners have been flying blind for almost a month as a government shutdown has stopped the release of crucial federal economic data ranging from the size of the labor force to the country’s GDP.
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump hails tariff, rare earth deal with Xi
The US leader said the talks yielded an extendable one-year deal on China's supply of crucial rare earths
30 October 2025, 06:21 AM
Trump says China rare earths deal is one year, extendable
China exercises a virtual monopoly on so-called "rare earth" metals, essential for everything from household appliances to cars, energy and weapons
30 October 2025, 05:57 AM
US economy in the dark as government shutdown cuts off crucial data
The void is set to deepen by Thursday as Washington holds off publishing gross domestic product (GDP) numbers
30 October 2025, 03:25 AM
Unilever Consumer Care profit rises 10% in Jan-Sept
Unilever Consumer Care reported a 10 percent year-on-year rise in profit for January-September, buoyed by higher finance income, with earnings nearly matching its full-year result in 2024.
29 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Visa beats quarterly Street estimates on strong transaction volumes, cross-border growth slows
Quarterly net revenue rose 12 percent to $10.72 billion
29 October 2025, 11:30 AM
HSBC third-quarter profit slides on Madoff charges, but lifts income outlook
Its Hong Kong-listed shares rose 2.2 percent in afternoon trade
28 October 2025, 06:21 AM
China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact
The so-called 3.0 version of the free trade agreement between ASEAN and China was signed into effect at a summit of the bloc's leaders in Malaysia
28 October 2025, 03:36 AM
Trump, Takaichi agree on rare earth, critical minerals supply
The agreement was signed during Trump's visit to Japan
28 October 2025, 03:32 AM
Rich country debt will spur tax and price hikes
Government borrowing is unsustainable in the United States and much of Europe. There is also huge pressure to increase spending on climate, defence and ageing populations. Some mixture of higher taxes and inflation will ultimately be unavoidable.
27 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump says US, China are going to come away with deal
"We have China coming and its going to be very interesting," Trump told reporters
27 October 2025, 08:09 AM
US, Vietnam agree to boost trade
The United States and Vietnam will finalise a trade agreement in the coming weeks that will maintain 20 percent tariffs on most Vietnamese goods but lift duties on certain products that will be decided at a later stage, the White House said on Sunday.
26 October 2025, 18:00 PM