Howitt was one of three economists honored Monday for work on how technology drives and affects growth

President Donald Trump doubled tariffs in August on Indian imports

Spot gold was up 1.5% at $4,067.79 per ounce

Trump famously predicted that foreign countries would pay the price of his protectionist policies

$303 million foreign investment came in during the period

EU ambassador to Bangladesh meets commerce adviser

The planemaker is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, Bloomberg reported in August

Beijing cited the addition of Chinese companies to a US trade blacklist and Washington's imposition of port fees on Chinese vessels as examples.

With Chinese soybean buyers absent, US farmers are selling at lower prices

Spot gold was up 0.4 percent at $3,989.49 per ounce

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.

Investors worldwide are flocking to gold as a safe investment

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

Goldman Sachs on Monday raised its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4,900 per ounce

As the 27-nation EU pushes ahead with decarbonising industry, steel is critical for renewable energy equipment

World Bank said growth in South Asia is expected to slow sharply to 5.8 percent in 2026

Spot gold was trading around $3,960 per ounce, as of 0130 GMT on Tuesday

Despite these sectoral declines, Vietnam's overall exports to the United States edged down just 1.5%

On a brisk Friday morning in early September, a fleet of light blue cars glided quietly in front of the Amiri Diwan — the imposing building housing the seat of governance — in Doha, capital of Qatar.

But first quarter earnings remain positive