Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs

Beijing cited the addition of Chinese companies to a US trade blacklist and Washington's imposition of port fees on Chinese vessels as examples.
12 October 2025, 03:30 AM

UK opens door to tougher regulation of Google search

Britain’s competition watchdog on Friday paved the way for tougher regulation to tackle Google’s dominance in online search, under new targeted measures focused on technology giants.
11 October 2025, 18:57 PM

There’s no such thing as a ‘good’ bubble

Even the tech titans admit we are in a bubble. There will be plenty of losses to go round, they say, but the massive investment in artificial intelligence will leave everyone better off.
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM

5 ways soybean imports benefit Bangladesh amid US-China trade war

With Chinese soybean buyers absent, US farmers are selling at lower prices
11 October 2025, 08:49 AM
11 October 2025, 06:33 AM

Trump ratchets up US-China trade war, promising new tariffs

Trump unveiled additional levies of 100% on China's US-bound exports
11 October 2025, 03:28 AM

World economy not doing as badly as feared: IMF chief

The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s slim AI budgets are self-reinforcing

Artificial intelligence will transform industries and economies. Yet while fears are growing in the United States that spending on advanced chips and data centres is inflating an investment bubble, China may end up with the opposite problem: not spending enough to make breakthroughs at the frontier.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

BB buys dollar again

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.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold takes a breather in int’l market

Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4,000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and hopes of further US interest rate cuts this year.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Five reasons why gold keeps getting costlier

Investors worldwide are flocking to gold as a safe investment
9 October 2025, 08:18 AM

Gold firms above key $4,000 level on US rate cut bets

Spot gold was steady at $4,037.95 per ounce as of 0439 GMT
9 October 2025, 06:27 AM

Indian garment exporters reel under US tariffs

When Donald Trump was elected, Indian garment exporter R.K. Sivasubramaniam thought the new US president would boost business and invested heavily in anticipation of a boom.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold tops $4,000 for first time

Gold prices broke $4,000 on Wednesday for the first time as investors piled into the safe haven over expectations for US interest rate cuts and worries over the US government shutdown.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Vietnam upgraded to emerging market status

Vietnam was designated an emerging market by a major index provider for the first time on Wednesday, a long-awaited upgrade that could accelerate foreign investment into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

World economy not doing as badly as feared: IMF chief

Says, global growth to slow "only slightly this year and next"
8 October 2025, 15:14 PM

Gold's rush to record heights propelled by global anxieties

Goldman Sachs on Monday raised its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4,900 per ounce
8 October 2025, 07:29 AM

Fishermen get just over half maund of rice for 22 days

Thousands of fishermen across the coastal belt are enduring hardship during the fishing ban
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Goldman hikes gold price forecast

Goldman Sachs raised on Monday its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4,900 per ounce from $4,300, citing strong Western exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and likely central bank buying.
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka faces slow recovery from recession: WB

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s recovery from its worst economic meltdown remains “uneven and incomplete” with many households yet to regain livelihoods lost during the 2022 crisis, the World Bank said Tuesday.
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM