Bullion touched an all-time high of $3,148.88 on Tuesday.

Equities have been battered leading up to the US president's announcement -- which he has dubbed "Liberation Day" -- with warnings that friend and foe are in the crosshairs after what he says is years of "ripping off" the United States.

Japan and South Korea are seeking to import semiconductor raw materials from China

Gold prices surged to a record high on Friday, as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset amid fears of a global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs.

The United States has not paid its 2024 dues to the World Trade Organization and is therefore now deemed to be in “arrears”, the WTO’s spokesman said Friday.

As President Donald Trump launches his tariff war against both friends and foes of the United States, concerns are once again surfacing about the US dollar’s future as the global reserve currency.

Gross domestic product expanded 1.1 percent in 2024, up from an initial estimate of 0.9 percent, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.

While the implementation of the tariffs had been anticipated for weeks, their details surprised manufacturers and experts as the levies will not only apply to imports of finished vehicles but parts as well.

Mother vessels can no longer berth directly at Payra

For more than half a century, the dollar has defied the doom-mongers. And the most likely prospect is that it will continue to do so

US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans could increase inflation by as much as 1.2 percentage points if they are fully implemented, a senior Federal Reserve official said Wednesday.

World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies.

Trump said this month the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the app facing an uncertain future in the country.

Earlier, the startups in Bangladesh were not allowed to invest abroad

Satellite service providers asked to route internet traffic through local gateways

The duties take effect at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) on April 3

The IMF said Tuesday it has reached agreement with Pakistan on a new $1.3 billion loan program and reviewed an existing bailout that would, if approved, unlock an additional $1 billion.

The United States added dozens of entities to a trade blacklist Tuesday, its Commerce Department said, in part to disrupt Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities.

The US consumer confidence index fell 7.2 points to 92.9 in March,

The shipping ministry has approved a special incentive bonus of Tk 60,000 for all categories of employees of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the ministry for achieving record cargo and container handling at the port.