Trump signs proclamation amending tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports
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Huge state subsidies give China unfair edge over foreign rivals: OECD
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Gold prices fall
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Indian steelmakers grapple with resurgence of cheap Chinese imports
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1 June 2026, 16:23 PM
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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices
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India scraps cotton import duty to aid exporters
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Japan's Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids
It plans to launch 13 next-generation hybrid models globally in the four years from 2027.
20 May 2025, 05:52 AM
China's central bank cuts two key rates to historic lows
The five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage loans, was cut from 3.6 percent to 3.5 percent, it said.
20 May 2025, 05:49 AM
RMG export to EU rises 29% in Jan-Mar
Bangladesh shipped $5.98 billion worth of apparels to the EU in the first three months of 2025
19 May 2025, 14:10 PM
How is the economy doing?
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19 May 2025, 12:51 PM
Samsung’s next big bet? M&A hopes rise in advanced tech
Questions remain over whether the company has the liquidity to pursue large-scale deals
19 May 2025, 10:52 AM
China's factory output resists tariff impact, retail sales disappoint
China's April factory output resilient despite trade war, aided by government support measures
19 May 2025, 07:35 AM
China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chips
Since 2021, Xiaomi's chip development program has already received 13.5 billion yuan in research and development funds
19 May 2025, 06:56 AM
Asian markets drop after US loses last triple-A credit rating
The move dealt a blow to markets, which had enjoyed a healthy run-up last week after Washington and China hammered out a deal to temporarily slash tit-for-tat tariffs
19 May 2025, 05:58 AM
Strained ties: non-tariff barriers and the future of Bangladesh-India trade relations
The non-tariff barriers hurt Bangladesh-India trade, increasing costs and damaging bilateral trust
19 May 2025, 05:29 AM
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer's increased prices.
18 May 2025, 18:43 PM
Moody’s downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path
A US sovereign downgrade by Moody’s has exacerbated investor worries about a looming debt time-bomb that could spur bond market vigilantes who want to see more fiscal restraint from Washington.
18 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Taka weakens against US dollar again
The inter-bank exchange rate hit Tk 122.78 per US dollar today
18 May 2025, 14:35 PM
China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan
The commerce ministry's findings conclude a probe launched in May 2024, shortly after the US sharply increased tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, computer chips and other imports.
18 May 2025, 08:31 AM
Moody's downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path
The ratings agency cut America's pristine sovereign credit rating by one notch on Friday, the last of the major ratings agencies to downgrade the country, citing concerns about the nation's growing $36 trillion debt pile
18 May 2025, 07:29 AM
Trump tariff highlights the need for diversifying exports: special assistant to CA
He says this at a discussion organised by the International Business Forum of Bangladesh
17 May 2025, 15:05 PM
Vietnam steps up talks with US to reduce hefty tariff
Vietnam has the fourth-largest trade surplus among all US trading partners, worth $123.5 billion last year
17 May 2025, 05:46 AM
US loses last triple-A credit rating as Moody's cuts over govt debt
The downgrade to Aa1 from Aaa adds to the bad news for the US president
17 May 2025, 02:55 AM
Trump: India has offered US a trade deal with no tariffs
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that India had offered a trade deal that proposed “no tariffs” for American goods, while expressing his dissatisfaction with Apple’s plans to invest in India.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh overcomes the fear of floating
Central bank finally adopts a market based exchange rate
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Tokyo, Osaka top trending destinations for summer travel
Mastercard Economics Institute says in its report on travel trends in 2025
15 May 2025, 11:54 AM