Foreign-owned firms get easier access to external loans
Star Business Report
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Empty skyscrapers: China’s property slump still throttling growth
AFP, Tianjin
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
India approves $13b semiconductor plan
AFP, New Delhi
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Oil rises 2% as Mideast hostilities worsen
REUTERS
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
US inflation cools in June before renewed Mideast fighting
AFP, Washington
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Dollar on back foot
REUTERS
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
US inflation cools in June before renewed Mideast fighting
AFP, Washington
15 July 2026, 14:33 PM Business
Oil traders call Trump’s Hormuz bluff at their peril
REUTERS, London
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
US pays back $81b in tariffs ruled illegal by Supreme Court
AFP, Washington
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy

Gold hits record high on Fed rate-cut bets, US-China trade woes

Spot gold was up 1.1 percent at $4,185.59 per ounce
15 October 2025, 06:33 AM

Gold leaps above $4,100 on Fed rate cut hopes, US-China trade tension

Spot gold rose 0.5 percent to $4,128.49 per ounce
14 October 2025, 08:46 AM

China says will 'fight to the end' in US trade war

The latest escalation has rattled markets and called into question a potential upcoming meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea
14 October 2025, 07:37 AM

Nobel economist warns of AI dangers

Howitt was one of three economists honored Monday for work on how technology drives and affects growth
14 October 2025, 07:00 AM

Indian textile exporters turn to Europe, offer discounts to offset US tariffs

President Donald Trump doubled tariffs in August on Indian imports
14 October 2025, 06:26 AM

How the US is eating Trump’s tariffs

US companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country’s new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s rare earth exports fall sharply

China’s rare earth exports fell 31 percent in September from August, customs data showed on Monday, the third straight month of declines.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold rises to record as US-China trade woes escalate

Spot gold was up 1.5% at $4,067.79 per ounce
13 October 2025, 08:56 AM

How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs

Trump famously predicted that foreign countries would pay the price of his protectionist policies
13 October 2025, 06:17 AM

FDI sees a modest uptick, but fresh investment still lags behind

$303 million foreign investment came in during the period
12 October 2025, 13:47 PM

Bangladesh wants to sign trade deal with EU: adviser

EU ambassador to Bangladesh meets commerce adviser
12 October 2025, 11:22 AM

Trump threatens China with export controls on Boeing parts

The planemaker is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, Bloomberg reported in August
12 October 2025, 08:11 AM

Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs

Beijing cited the addition of Chinese companies to a US trade blacklist and Washington's imposition of port fees on Chinese vessels as examples.
12 October 2025, 03:30 AM

UK opens door to tougher regulation of Google search

Britain’s competition watchdog on Friday paved the way for tougher regulation to tackle Google’s dominance in online search, under new targeted measures focused on technology giants.
11 October 2025, 18:57 PM

There’s no such thing as a ‘good’ bubble

Even the tech titans admit we are in a bubble. There will be plenty of losses to go round, they say, but the massive investment in artificial intelligence will leave everyone better off.
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM

5 ways soybean imports benefit Bangladesh amid US-China trade war

With Chinese soybean buyers absent, US farmers are selling at lower prices
11 October 2025, 08:49 AM
11 October 2025, 06:33 AM

Trump ratchets up US-China trade war, promising new tariffs

Trump unveiled additional levies of 100% on China's US-bound exports
11 October 2025, 03:28 AM

BB buys dollar again

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday bought $107 million from commercial banks, three days after it purchased a nearly equivalent amount from the market to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and maintain stability in the exchange rate.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold takes a breather in int’l market

Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4,000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and hopes of further US interest rate cuts this year.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM