The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday urged China to change its growth model, arguing that its soaring trade surplus was ultimately unsustainable and risked sparking new trade barriers.

The new facility will extend this to central banks worldwide, as long as they fulfil certain criteria

Consumer inflation in the United States cooled slightly more than expected in January, government data showed Friday, as energy prices dipped.

The US dollar was mostly flat against peer currencies on Friday after data showed a less-than-expected increase in inflation in January, suggesting the Federal Reserve could continue to hold rates steady in the near term.

Chinese levies on certain EU dairy products are “unjustified”, Brussels said on Friday after Beijing imposed duties of up to 11.7 percent for five years.

The United States and Taiwan said Thursday they signed a deal to confirm lower US tariffs on the democratic island’s goods, alongside Taiwanese spending commitments on American products.

When it comes to China’s $1.2 trillion record trade surplus, leaders of rich countries are peddling an outdated truth.

US President Donald Trump said Friday he planned to visit Venezuela and reiterated satisfaction with its interim leader, as his administration authorized five major oil companies to operate in the country.

India’s on Friday allowed the export of 2.5 million metric tons of wheat and an additional 500,000 tons each of wheat products and sugar, as the world’s second-biggest producer of both commodities seeks to support local growers amid protests over a trade deal between New Delhi and Washington.

Largely designed to serve its strategic and corporate interests, the US now sees the WTO as a liability

China's trade surplus hit a record $1.2 trillion last year

The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4 percent year-on-year

The oil industry has expressed interest in the petroleum-rich country, while cautioning that the timeframe for investment depended on having clear rules after expropriations by earlier governments

Bangladesh has long imported agricultural commodities from abroad. Last year, it became the eighth-largest market for US wheat. Under a reciprocal trade agreement signed on February 9, American dairy, meat and poultry producers will get sweeping access to Bangladesh’s market.

Bangladesh has agreed to eliminate customs duties, supplementary duties, and regulatory duties on approximately 4,500 products from the United States as part of the newly signed reciprocal trade agreement, marking one of the most significant tariff reduction measures in recent years.

The Silicon Valley internet giant reportedly aims to raise about $20 billion overall, a chunk of it by issuing bonds that mature in February of 2126

Overall sales were flat on a month-on-month basis at $735 billion

The US dollar nursed steep losses on Tuesday ahead of a slate of economic data that will shape the interest rate path, while the yen held on to its ​gains in the wake of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s resounding election victory.

Gold prices eased on Tuesday, as improved risk appetite lifted global equities, while investors awaited a series of US economic data later this week that could shape the outlook for US interest rates.

With Bangladesh striving to build a digital future, information and communications technology (ICT) and telecom have moved from specialised policy areas to key issues in the electoral debate.