Factories face soaring costs as Iran war causes supply shocks
Reuters, London/Tokyo
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Workers’ rights under growing threat worldwide, says report
AFP, Paris
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Gold prices fall
Reuters
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Indian steelmakers grapple with resurgence of cheap Chinese imports
Reuters, New Delhi
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Remittance crosses $3 billion mark for sixth consecutive month
Star Business Report
1 June 2026, 18:15 PM Business
Sri Lanka raises fuel prices
AFP, Colombo
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy

Remittance crosses $25b this fiscal year

Remittance inflow in the first ten months and eleven days of this fiscal year surpassed $25 billion, breaking all previous records.
12 May 2025, 18:04 PM

Markets rally after China and US slash tariffs for 90 days

Stocks rallied Monday after Chinese and US officials made “substantial progress” at trade talks in Geneva and slashed their tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, fuelling hopes the two sides will pull back from a standoff that has rattled global markets.
12 May 2025, 18:00 PM
12 May 2025, 12:02 PM

Stocks, dollar up on US-China trade promise, detail needed

Investors are hoping the White House will soon scale back the 145 percent tariff on Chinese goods
12 May 2025, 06:00 AM

Washington hails ‘progress’ after trade talks with China

Washington expressed optimism after trade talks with China aimed to de-escalate trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff rollout.
11 May 2025, 18:58 PM

Wary investors hope US-China talks cool high-stakes trade war

Investors are hopeful that US-China trade talks will cool a trade war between the world’s two largest economies and dispel some of the uncertainty clouding financial markets, though few expect a major breakthrough just yet.
11 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Wary investors hope US-China talks cool high-stakes trade war

"There are hundreds of billions of dollars of trade on the line."
11 May 2025, 08:11 AM

Trump says will increase trade 'substantially' with India, Pakistan

"I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great Nations," he posted on TruthSocial
11 May 2025, 05:42 AM

US-China talks to defuse trade war begin in Geneva

Senior US and Chinese officials were meeting in Geneva yesterday in a bid to de-escalate a trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff roll-out and further fuelled by Beijing’s robust retaliation.
10 May 2025, 09:07 AM

US and China set for talks in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to confer with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in the Swiss city
10 May 2025, 08:59 AM

IMF approves $1 bn Pakistan payout despite India's objections

Pakistan came to the brink of default in 2023, as a political crisis compounded an economic downturn and drove the nation's debt burden to terminal levels
10 May 2025, 06:29 AM

China's consumption slide deepens as tariff war bites

The world's second-largest economy has grappled with persistent deflationary pressure in recent years, with longstanding woes in the property sector and export headwinds impeding growth
10 May 2025, 05:08 AM

US and China prepare for trade talks as Trump floats tariff cut

Tariffs imposed on the Asian manufacturing giant since the start of the year currently total 145 percent, with cumulative duties on some goods reaching a staggering 245 percent.
10 May 2025, 03:52 AM

EU accelerating free trade talks with Asia: trade chief

The European Union is accelerating free trade talks with Asia following hefty tariffs by US President Donald Trump, the bloc’s trade chief said Wednesday.
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump heralds 'breakthrough' deal with UK

The US president told reporters at the White House
8 May 2025, 15:29 PM

Build warehouse for US soybean to reduce bilateral trade gap

Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka
8 May 2025, 12:52 PM

Indian benchmarks tepid as traders gauge geopolitical tensions, Fed comments

The Nifty 50 was flat at 24,411.5 and the BSE Sensex was tepid at 80,776.75, as of 10:26 a.m. IST.
8 May 2025, 07:41 AM

Toyota cites tariffs as it forecasts 35% net profit drop

Carmakers have been among the hardest hit by the US president's multi-pronged assault on free trade
8 May 2025, 07:03 AM

Ctg port’s GCB terminal dispute resolved after Tk 175 rate hike

The row over onboard container handling charges at the General Cargo Berth (GCB) terminal of Chattogram Port has finally ended with a unanimous decision to raise the charge by Tk 175 per container.
8 May 2025, 06:49 AM

Trump to announce trade deal with UK on Thursday: US media

The New York Times and Politico reported that Trump was set to agree to a deal with Britain, citing multiple people familiar with the plans.
8 May 2025, 05:20 AM