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China consumer prices rise at slower rate in November

The consumer price index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, rose 0.2 percent in November year-on-year, down from 0.3 percent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said
9 December 2024, 06:15 AM

Chinese premier warns world financial leaders of 'deglobalisation' risks

Premier Li Qiang made the remarks in his opening speech at a summit attended by the top leaders of organisations including the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organisation and the World Bank.
9 December 2024, 05:36 AM

Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains

China’s trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM

UK employers cut growth forecasts as tax hikes weigh on economy

Growth in 2025 is now seen at 1.6 percent, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said, down from a projection of 1.9 percent made in June
8 December 2024, 05:43 AM

US clean energy, defense to be impacted by China export curbs

Beijing announced this week it would ban exports of gallium, germanium and antimony to the United States, targeting materials used for everything from semiconductors to solar cells
8 December 2024, 05:00 AM

US Fed officials warn of ongoing risks from elevated inflation

The United States continues to face risks from underlying inflation despite recent progress in stabilizing prices, two senior Federal Reserve officials said Friday, with one indicating support for just one interest rate cut over the next two rate decisions.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM

India central bank holds rates despite growth dip

India’s central bank left interest rates unchanged Friday after judging inflation risks to outweighed concerns over a growth slowdown in the world’s fifth-largest economy.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Why are farmers protesting again in India?

Indian police used tear gas and pepper spray on Friday to stop dozens of farmers who were trying to reach Delhi from the northern breadbasket state of Punjab to press a series of demands.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM

WB declares record $100b support for poorest countries

The World Bank announced Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world’s poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion in total spending power.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM

US job market bounces back from impact of strikes, hurricanes

The labour market's resilience is driving the economy through strong consumer spending, with the closely watched employment report from the Labor Department on Friday showing solid wage growth last month
7 December 2024, 10:41 AM

Walmart, Amazon holiday spending rise as Target, Best Buy stumble, data shows

Holiday shoppers largely browsed at brick-and-mortar stores, making more online purchases at some retailers, snapping up such items as pre-owned Rolex watches,
7 December 2024, 05:09 AM

US Fed officials warn of ongoing risks from elevated inflation

The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate from Congress to keep both inflation and unemployment under control, and recently began rolling back high interest rates in order to better support the labor market
7 December 2024, 05:05 AM

BSC issues tender to dispose of two old oil tankers

The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has finally taken steps for the disposal of two of its oldest oil tankers, which, according to experts, had become unfit by 2015.
5 December 2024, 20:20 PM

LC margin bar withdrawn for crisis-hit six banks

They are: IBBL, FSIBL, SIBL, Union, Global Islami, Bangladesh Commerce
5 December 2024, 19:38 PM

MGI’s concern, ADB sign $20 million loan deal for flour milling plant

The plant will produce 660,000 tonnes of wheat with 37% less electricity than regular
5 December 2024, 11:18 AM

Grains for gold: Indian export curbs drive boom in barter smuggling

The practice of smuggling gold to buy grain has persisted even after India, the world's second-largest gold consumer, slashed 9 percentage points from its import duty in July, taking it to the lowest in more than a decade
5 December 2024, 10:38 AM

Britain approves $19 billion Vodafone-Three mobile merger

The Competition and Markets Authority had previously said the deal could push up customer prices, but it later accepted that a pledge by the two companies to invest in 5G networks and offer protections for retail and wholesale customers were enough to ease its concerns.
5 December 2024, 07:44 AM

Mystery, volatility, Trump: the Bitcoin phenomenon

Donald Trump won the US election promising to make the country the "bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world":
5 December 2024, 06:15 AM

Bitcoin hits $100,000 for first time

The digital unit has advanced more than 50 percent since the tycoon's poll win -- and around 134 percent since the turn of the year
5 December 2024, 03:15 AM

China curbs exports of key chipmaking components to US

Beijing said Tuesday it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors, after Washington announced curbs targeting China’s ability to make advanced chips.
4 December 2024, 18:00 PM