China's exports slow as trade war takes toll

Monday's reading included a 12.7 percent plunge in exports to the United States
10 June 2025, 06:05 AM

US ocean container imports tumble in May as China tariffs take hold

From retailer Walmart to automaker Ford depend on Chinese goods to operate
10 June 2025, 05:53 AM

OpenAI's annualized revenue hits $10 billion, up from $5.5 billion in December 2024

This means OpenAI is on track to achieve its revenue target of $12.7 billion in 2025
10 June 2025, 05:47 AM

Asian markets extend gains as China-US talks head into second day

The advances in Asian equities built on Monday's rally and followed a broadly positive day on Wall Street
10 June 2025, 05:44 AM

US, China trade talks to stretch into second day

The gathering of key officials from the world's two biggest economies began Monday
10 June 2025, 05:40 AM

Govt to buy 200 pickups for police

The government approved the purchase of 200 double-cabin pickups for the police and the import of 1.3 million tonnes of refined petroleum products to meet fuel demand in the second half of the year.
4 June 2025, 20:32 PM

Tax hike to weigh on compliant businesses: FICCI

The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday termed reform measures in the proposed national budget "positive" but warned that implementation of certain tax measures may lead to unintended burdens on industries and individuals.
4 June 2025, 20:00 PM

DCCI criticises exclusive port rent exemption for RMG

Other sectors will lose competitiveness if only one sector gets the benefit, the chamber says
4 June 2025, 14:15 PM

Vietnam to sign agriculture deals with US worth $2 billion

The announcement came as a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment led by Minister Do Duc Duy, visited the United States.
4 June 2025, 07:36 AM

US tariffs may hamper efforts to cool inflation: Fed official

Typically, the Fed holds interest rates at a higher level if inflation is elevated and when inflation is low
4 June 2025, 07:09 AM

Higher metals tariffs kick in as deadline for 'best' offers arrives

Trump late Tuesday signed an executive proclamation that puts into effect from Wednesday his surprise announcement last week that he was taking the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that had been in place since March to 50% from 25%.
4 June 2025, 03:42 AM

Corruption pervasive across the country

Corruption remains a pervasive challenge across the country, undermining the effective implementation of the national budget, Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser, said at a post-budget discussion yesterday.
3 June 2025, 18:06 PM

Airlines less optimistic for 2025, facing 'headwinds': IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates fewer than five billion air journeys will take place this year, compared with the previously forecast 5.22 billion.
2 June 2025, 06:32 AM

Remittance jumps 32% in May

Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in remittance inflows in May, as migrant workers sent more money home in the run-up to Eid-ul-Azha, which falls in early June.
1 June 2025, 18:59 PM

Oil under $65 a boon for consumers, but a burden on producers

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, his call to “drill baby drill” and especially a decision by Opec+ to hike crude output quotas have oil prices trading at lows not seen since the Covid pandemic.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Apple reveals first list of 'Made in Vietnam' products, boosts local production share

Vietnam is now contributing to the production and assembly of several flagship devices, including the iPad, Mac (MacBook and Mac mini), HomePod, Apple Watch and AirPods
1 June 2025, 09:10 AM

From TACO to FAFO, investors love parodies of Trump acronyms

Some of the new labels riff off economic implications or his abrupt U-turns as markets and trade partners react
1 June 2025, 07:31 AM

Oil under $65 a boon for consumers, but a burden on producers

That is good news for consumers but not so much for producers, analysts say.
1 June 2025, 06:40 AM

Trump says he will double steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would double steel and aluminum import tariffs to 50 percent from next week, the latest salvo in his trade wars aimed at protecting domestic industries.
31 May 2025, 18:00 PM

BGMEA holds election

The biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) was held yesterday to elect office bearers for the 2025-27 tenure.
31 May 2025, 18:00 PM