OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
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Gold prices fall
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BB governor urges India to boost imports from Bangladesh
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Oil prices climb ahead of potential US-Iran talks
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22 September 2026 Business
Iran economy contracts 10% during US war
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22 September 2026 Global Economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

$303 million foreign investment came in during the period
12 October 2025

Bangladesh wants to sign trade deal with EU: adviser

EU ambassador to Bangladesh meets commerce adviser
12 October 2025

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

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

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

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

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
11 October 2025

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

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

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

World economy not doing as badly as feared: IMF chief

The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.
9 October 2025

China’s slim AI budgets are self-reinforcing

Artificial intelligence will transform industries and economies. Yet while fears are growing in the United States that spending on advanced chips and data centres is inflating an investment bubble, China may end up with the opposite problem: not spending enough to make breakthroughs at the frontier.
9 October 2025

Five reasons why gold keeps getting costlier

Investors worldwide are flocking to gold as a safe investment
9 October 2025

Gold firms above key $4,000 level on US rate cut bets

Spot gold was steady at $4,037.95 per ounce as of 0439 GMT
9 October 2025