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

US, Britain to announce trade deal on Thursday

Trump did not offer more details but said it would be the "first of many."
8 May 2025, 02:47 AM

Vietnam’s shipments from China, to US hit record high

Vietnam’s imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi’s trade surplus and a crackdown on Chinese goods being shipped to the US via its territory.
7 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Airlines re-route, cancel flights due to India-Pakistan fighting

Several Asian airlines including Taiwan’s China Airlines and Korean Air said yesterday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe, and about a dozen Indian airports were shut after fighting erupted between India and Pakistan.
7 May 2025, 18:00 PM

China vows to defend 'justice' in looming trade talks with US

Since the US president returned to the White House in January, his administration has imposed tariffs totalling 145 percent on goods from China, with some sector-specific measures stacked on top.
7 May 2025, 10:50 AM

Rush to beat tariffs boosts US trade deficit to record high in March

The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed the nation imported a record amount of goods from 10 countries, including Mexico and Vietnam.
7 May 2025, 06:01 AM

Indian shares open lower after India strikes Pakistan

The Nifty 50 fell 0.6 percent to 24,233.3 and the BSE Sensex lost 0.86 percent to 79,948.8 as of 9:15 a.m. IST.
7 May 2025, 05:11 AM

HSBC Bangladesh’s profit rose 9% in 2024

HSBC Bangladesh's profit rose 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,086.13 crore in 2024, thanks to an increase in interest income.
6 May 2025, 22:26 PM

Beijing’s firm yuan nudge can cool Asia forex rally

Foreign exchange traders just had their wings clipped by the People’s Bank of China. In the wake of a sharp rally for Asian currencies, they were expecting the country’s central bank to make way for further falls against the dollar when it announced the yuan’s trading band midpoint on Tuesday. The fact that it did not speaks volumes about Beijing’s strategic approach to the ongoing trade war — most of it good.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM

IMF's Georgieva says IMF has been vocal about China's need to change economic model

She acknowledged the Chinese state footprint was unlikely to shrink much in the near term
6 May 2025, 11:00 AM

Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals

Oil also staged a comeback after tanking on news of an output hike by key producers
6 May 2025, 07:23 AM

OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company

The structural issue had become a significant point of contention for the artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer, with major investors pushing for the change to better secure their returns.
6 May 2025, 05:22 AM

Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8b Qatar investment

Cash-strapped Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an $8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a “financial freezone”, the government said Monday.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM

April exports grow slightly

Exports stood at $3.01 billion in April
5 May 2025, 12:16 PM

Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes

He still lives in the same house in a quiet neighborhood of Omaha that he bought in 1958 for $31,500.
5 May 2025, 06:47 AM

Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8bn Qatar investment

Three residential and office towers, a convention centre and hotels will form part of the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC), President Mohamed Muizzu's office said in a statement.
5 May 2025, 06:17 AM

'Bombshell' OPEC+ output hike hits oil price

The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply.
5 May 2025, 05:11 AM

Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

The bigger picture: leveraging IMF engagement for lasting economic reform

It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan
4 May 2025, 14:24 PM

Remittance rises 35% in April

Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2.75 billion in the month
4 May 2025, 12:09 PM

Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway after six decades

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over..Buffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking
4 May 2025, 11:30 AM