US March retail sales surge past expectations on energy cost spike
22 April 2026, 16:46 PM
Business
Opinion / Iran war may crush oil demand today, but send it soaring long term
22 April 2026, 14:09 PM
Business
How the Iran war oil and gas supply shock compares with past disruptions
22 April 2026, 12:26 PM
Business
Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
22 April 2026, 12:19 PM
Business
Commerce minister seeks Australian investment in solar energy
21 April 2026, 20:12 PM
Business
War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says
21 April 2026, 18:56 PM
Business
Top US trade representative to visit Bangladesh soon
21 April 2026, 17:57 PM
Business
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast war
21 April 2026, 12:41 PM
Business
Oil prices dip, most stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes
21 April 2026, 12:36 PM
Business
Dollar pushes to one-week high as Middle East tensions reignite
20 April 2026, 10:41 AM
Business
Why women risk losing out in shift to green jobs
Closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math would accelerate the green transition while making it more inclusive
16 October 2024, 09:17 AM
'Age of Electricity' coming as fossil fuels set to peak: IEA
Demand for oil, gas and coal is still projected to peak by the end of the decade, possibly creating a surplus of fossil fuels, the IEA said in its annual World Energy Outlook
16 October 2024, 08:49 AM
UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reached 1.7 percent last month, well below the BoE's two-percent target, after hitting 2.2 percent in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement
16 October 2024, 07:31 AM
China set to post slowest quarterly growth this year: analysts
Officials have in recent weeks unveiled a string of measures to reignite the world's number-two economy and bring an end to years of depressed business activity with an eye to achieving five percent annual growth
16 October 2024, 06:17 AM
World Bank unlocks another $30 bn by tweaking balance sheet
Key among the reforms was the announcement that the IBRD's minimum equity-to-loans ratio will fall to 18 percent from 19 percent, which will generate $30 billion in additional financing
16 October 2024, 05:25 AM
Trump says 'obnoxious' tariffs will bring factories to US
"You make it so high, so horrible, so obnoxious" companies will "come right away," Trump said.
16 October 2024, 05:22 AM
Excelerate Energy to invest more in Bangladesh’s energy sector
A delegation of the US-based LNG company calls on chief adviser
15 October 2024, 12:34 PM
Southeast Asia emerges as global data centre hot spot as AI usage rises
With AI-supported innovations such as searches on ChatGPT now requiring at least four to five times more processing capacity compared with traditional internet searches, data centre demand is expected to grow at around 20 per cent a year for the next five to seven years, analysts at Maybank noted in an October report
15 October 2024, 07:33 AM
US Fed 'should proceed with more caution' on rate cuts: official
The US central bank kicked off its rate-cutting cycle last month with a large cut of half a percentage-point, noting the progress made in bringing inflation down toward its long-run target of two percent
15 October 2024, 04:53 AM
Oil prices drop on easing fears over Middle East, most markets rise
Both main oil contracts dropped around three percent in early exchanges, after the Washington Post reported that Netanyahu had pledged to target Iran's military rather than its crude and nuclear sector
15 October 2024, 04:44 AM
Garment export to US falls 9.16% in Jan-Aug
Data released from the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) showed the fall
14 October 2024, 15:23 PM
With inflation down, ECB eyes faster tempo of rate cuts
While the rate is expected to tick up again towards the end of the year, the sense that consumer prices are back under control has grown
14 October 2024, 06:27 AM
TSMC third-quarter profit seen jumping 40% on strong AI chip demand
The world's largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia,has benefited from the surge towards AI.
14 October 2024, 05:13 AM
Poorest countries face highest debt burden for 18 years: World Bank
"There is much that low-income economies can -— and must -— do for themselves," the World Bank's deputy chief economist, Ayhan Kose, said in a statement
14 October 2024, 05:00 AM
Vietnam, China to expand rail links, cross-border payments
The two sides also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the implementation of cross-border payment services via QR codes and an agreement to study a model for an "economic cooperation zone" across their border
13 October 2024, 08:52 AM
Amazon wants to be everything to everyone
Innovations unveiled in recent days by the Seattle-based tech titan included a delivery van computer system to shave time off deliveries by its speed-obsessed logistics network
13 October 2024, 06:31 AM
China consumer prices rise at slower rate in September
The consumer price index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, rose 0.4 percent year-on-year in September, down from the 0.6 percent recorded in August, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said
13 October 2024, 05:58 AM
US firms brace for more tariffs as election approaches
US tariffs weigh on many industries. The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) estimates retail prices have risen five percent to 10 percent annually since 2020
13 October 2024, 04:56 AM
Tariffs, tax cuts, energy: What is in Trump's economic plan?
Ahead of November's election, economists warn his policies could raise consumer prices and shake up global trade -- with unclear benefits to US production
13 October 2024, 04:47 AM
UK economy returns to growth in August after two months of stagnation
Economic output rose by 0.2 percent in monthly terms in August, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics that were in line with expectations in a Reuters poll of economists
12 October 2024, 10:13 AM