Gold prices slipped on Friday, weighed down by a stronger US dollar and signs of progress in US-EU trade negotiations that dented safe-haven demand.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday the United States and Pakistan were “very close” to a trade deal that could come within days, but comments from the US after Dar met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned no timeline.

The failure to check trade misinvoicing is a collective failure of the authorities, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said yesterday, describing the situation as “alarming”.

The chamber held its 30th annual council in Dhaka

The ECB contacted the companies between June 23 and July 2

The EU have been allowing the European Commission to focus on a deal

Negotiations over the Philippines’ new 19 percent US tariff rate are “not finished”, a key government economic adviser said Thursday, tamping down fears over the deal’s potential impact on the agriculture sector.

Google-parent Alphabet on Wednesday reported quarterly profits that topped expectations, saying artificial intelligence has boosted every part of its business.

President Donald Trump’s auto tariff U-turn is making everyone carsick.

Business activity in the eurozone increased for a seventh consecutive month in July, with the pace of expansion hitting an 11-month high, a closely watched survey showed on Thursday.

The impact will be especially severe for small and medium-sized enterprises

If held in person, the team led by commerce adviser will leave for the USA on July 27

Receipt also jumped 13% to Tk 77,685 crore when diesel became the top revenue generator

European negotiators were hoping to reach an agreement to dodge the 30% tariff rate

It is clear that these countries made considerable concessions to reach an agreement with the United States

India, UK ready to sign historic trade pact Thursday, say officials

Trade uncertainty, tariffs prompt ADB to cut Asia-Pacific growth outlook

Trump has vowed to hit dozens of countries with punitive tariffs if they don't strike a deal with the United States by next month.

"It was a beautiful visit, and we concluded our Trade Deal, whereby The Philippines is going OPEN MARKET with the United States, and ZERO Tariffs.

Where is it from? It’s one of the top questions customs officials must ask of every shipment, alongside what it is and how much it is worth. Donald Trump’s trade war could turn this inquiry on the origin of $3.3 trillion of US goods imports into a quagmire.