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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Iran economy contracts 10% during US war
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Russia revives barter trade to dodge Western sanctions

Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia’s foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s, as companies seeking to outfox Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for building materials.
15 September 2025

US announces 'framework' TikTok deal with China

Trump will speak to Xi Jinping on Friday for the deal
15 September 2025

Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions

Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia's foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s
15 September 2025

UK, US to sign multibillion-dollar tech deal

The United Kingdom and the US are preparing to sign a landmark technology agreement in the coming days as part of President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK, the British Embassy in Washington said on Saturday.
14 September 2025

Reserves rise, but at what cost

The data tells a story of short-term relief but long-term vulnerability
14 September 2025

US Fed poised for first rate cut of 2025 as political tension mounts

The Fed's likely move would follow a monthslong push from President Donald Trump to slash rates
14 September 2025

US consumer inflation heats up

US consumer inflation rose last month to its highest level since January, government data showed Thursday, although analysts believe that this will not deter the central bank from an interest rate cut next week.
13 September 2025

Delaying LDC graduation not fully in govt’s hands

Garment leaders seek three-year LDC graduation extension to prepare for new rules
13 September 2025

Impose tariffs on China, India over Russian oil purchases

Group of Seven nations’ finance ministers discussed in a call on Friday further sanctions on Russia and possible tariffs on countries that they consider “enabling” its war in Ukraine, as the US called on its allies to impose tariffs on purchasers of Russian oil.
13 September 2025

US officials to arrive in Dhaka Sunday for tariff talks

A United States trade delegation will arrive in Bangladesh on Sunday for meetings with commerce ministry officials on bilateral trade, progress on trade agreements and the reciprocal tariff imposed by the White House.
11 September 2025

EPA with Japan may be signed in two months

Bangladesh and Japan may sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) within the next one to two months as the final negotiation is scheduled to end in Tokyo tomorrow.
11 September 2025

'China Inside': How Chinese EV tech is reshaping global auto design

Chinese EV makers offer 'Intel Inside' approach to global rivals
11 September 2025

Broad US price increases expected in August amid tariff pass-through

Labor shortages at farms as the Trump administration rounds up undocumented migrants for deportation were also adding to higher food prices
11 September 2025

Trump urges EU to impose 100% tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin

US President Donald Trump urged EU officials on Tuesday to hit China with tariffs of up to 100 percent as part of a strategy to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a US official and an EU diplomat.
10 September 2025

Apple holds down new iPhone prices amid tariff threats

Apple on Tuesday introduced an upgraded line of new iPhones, including a slimmer iPhone Air, and held prices steady amid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have hurt the company’s profit.
10 September 2025

India explores rare-earth deal with Myanmar rebels

India engaging with KIA to secure a strategic resource
10 September 2025

Zara owner Inditex second-quarter sales disappoint due to cautious consumers

Net sales for its second quarter were 10.08 billion euros ($11.81 billion)
10 September 2025

Trump and Modi say US-India trade talks continuing

Trump also said he would be speaking with Modi "in the upcoming weeks," and Modi in response said he was "looking forward" to it.
10 September 2025

Wealthy apparel shoppers in US shrug off tariffs

A handful of apparel retailers, including Levi Strauss, are teasing more full-priced products, testing how much wealthier shoppers are willing to pay despite the sobering effect of tariffs.
9 September 2025

Trump-China deal rests on the art of the possible

For Donald Trump, the next big China deal is all about the last big China deal. The president’s first trade pact with Beijing, signed in 2019, did little to change Beijing’s behaviour or jump-start American manufacturing. Yet the White House is once again pushing for high-stakes negotiations, even if any agreement could prove as ephemeral as the last.
9 September 2025