European retailers have been unlikely stock market stars this year, but a long spell of high borrowing costs and inflation has started to bite, so wary investors will be looking for reassurances from the likes of H&M (HMb.ST) and Zara-owner Inditex (ITX.MC) when they issue business updates this week.

Oil prices eased on Monday as a stronger dollar and economic concerns in China weighed on fuel demand outlook although Brent held above $90 a barrel, supported by tightening supplies after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended supply cuts.

Bangladesh will sign a letter of intent with France to buy its second earth observation satellite, which will be engaged in non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology and cartography.

The British government has signed a partnership with Singapore to grow its economy and enhance shared security, Downing Street said on Friday, adding it was the UK’s first treaty since leaving the European Union.

The US dollar index registered an eighth straight week of gains on Friday while global stock indexes ended slightly higher on the day ahead of key US inflation data next week.

Turkey has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral trade ties with Bangladesh, said Turkish Ambassador to Dhaka Ramis Sen.

US President Joe Biden secured deals with Vietnam on semiconductors and minerals as the strategic Southeast Asian nation elevated Washington to its highest diplomatic status alongside China and Russia.

China could carry out further property market easing and introduce more sizable fiscal support for infrastructure investment, in order to help the country’s economic growth to pick up from the fourth quarter of this year, experts said on Tuesday.

Chinese company QSL.S Garments Co Ltd will invest $19.5 million to set up an RMG factory at the Mongla Export Processing Zone in Bagerhat.

Two months have passed, but the Pangaon-bound container vessel Pangaon Express that sank in the bay near Noakhali’s Bhasanchar on July 6 with 72 import-laden containers is yet to be rescued.

The US, Saudi Arabia, India and other nations are discussing a possible infrastructure deal that could reconfigure trade between the Gulf and South Asia, linking Middle Eastern countries by railways and connecting to India by port, according to US officials aware of the conversations.

High US interest rates are doing their job in the fight against inflation, but more hikes may yet be needed, senior US Federal Reserve officials said Thursday.

Japan’s economy grew less than initially estimated in the second quarter and wages slumped in July, casting doubt over central bank projections that solid domestic demand will keep the country on course for a recovery.

China’s consumer prices returned to positive territory in August while factory-gate price declines slowed, data showed on Saturday, as deflation pressures ease amid signs of stabilisation in the economy.

India announced on Saturday the launch of a global biofuel alliance at a G20 summit in New Delhi to boost the use of cleaner fuels.

The container vessel sank on July 6 in the bay near Noakhali’s Bhasanchar

Oil prices gained almost 1 percent to a nine-month high on Friday on rising US diesel futures and worries about tight oil supplies after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended supply cuts this week.

Brazil is set to pass the United States this year as the world’s top corn exporter, ending years of US dominance thanks to a bumper harvest, officials said Wednesday.

German industrial production fell for a third straight month in July, official data showed Thursday, adding to fears of a prolonged downturn in Europe’s largest economy.

Eurozone inflation remained unchanged in August, official data showed Thursday, leaving the European Central Bank faced with a conundrum over whether to continue hiking interest rates amid fears of a deepening economic downturn.