Global Economy

Global Economy

Trump warns no country 'off the hook' on tariffs

Tit-for-tat exchanges have seen US levies imposed on China rise to 145 percent, and Beijing setting a retaliatory 125 percent band on US imports.

4h ago

Investment summit / Tk 3,100 crore promised: BIDA

The recently concluded Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 has yielded investment declaration worth Tk 3,100 crore, says Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).

14h ago

Forex reserves cross $21b again

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves crossed $21 billion yesterday after almost 10 months thanks to an increased inflow of foreign currency generated by remittances and export earnings.

14h ago

Global trade dynamics amid US-China tariff war

The impact of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs (TRT) remains uncertain, but it has undeniably divided the world into three distinct blocs: the US, China, and the rest of the world (ROW) -- excluding Canada and Mexico, which appear to be caught in no man’s land. Among these, the US and China, the two largest global economic powers, are locked in a gruelling tariff war, while the rest of the world has extended offers to negotiate.

14h ago

Analysis / Global trade dynamics amidst US–China tariff war

The bilateral trade in goods between the US and China faces the risk of being severed due to the imposition of steep tariffs

23h ago

Trump trade team chases 90 deals in 90 days. Experts say good luck with that

Reaching trade deals that satisfy both Trump and financial markets is a "huge task"

1d ago

Indonesia palm oil firms eye new markets as US trade war casts shadow

Palm oil is one of Indonesia's biggest exports to the United States

1d ago

Trump spares smartphones, computers, electronics from China tariffs

US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff codes excluded from the import taxes

1d ago

Trump warns no country 'off the hook' on tariffs

Tit-for-tat exchanges have seen US levies imposed on China rise to 145 percent, and Beijing setting a retaliatory 125 percent band on US imports.

4h ago

Tk 3,100 crore promised: BIDA

The recently concluded Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 has yielded investment declaration worth Tk 3,100 crore, says Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).

14h ago

Forex reserves cross $21b again

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves crossed $21 billion yesterday after almost 10 months thanks to an increased inflow of foreign currency generated by remittances and export earnings.

14h ago

Global trade dynamics amid US-China tariff war

The impact of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs (TRT) remains uncertain, but it has undeniably divided the world into three distinct blocs: the US, China, and the rest of the world (ROW) -- excluding Canada and Mexico, which appear to be caught in no man’s land. Among these, the US and China, the two largest global economic powers, are locked in a gruelling tariff war, while the rest of the world has extended offers to negotiate.

14h ago

Global trade dynamics amidst US–China tariff war

The bilateral trade in goods between the US and China faces the risk of being severed due to the imposition of steep tariffs

23h ago

Trump trade team chases 90 deals in 90 days. Experts say good luck with that

Reaching trade deals that satisfy both Trump and financial markets is a "huge task"

1d ago

Indonesia palm oil firms eye new markets as US trade war casts shadow

Palm oil is one of Indonesia's biggest exports to the United States

1d ago

Trump spares smartphones, computers, electronics from China tariffs

US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff codes excluded from the import taxes

1d ago

US tariffs threaten Sri Lanka’s recovery: IMF

Sri Lanka’s recovery from its worst economic meltdown, which forced a sovereign default and toppled a president, will be undermined if punishing US tariffs resume, the IMF warned on Friday.

1d ago

Dollar feels heat as Trump’s tariffs spark trade turmoil

In just a week, the dollar has gone from a safe haven to investors’ whipping boy as US President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs on friend and foe alike undermine decades of trust in the world’s reserve currency.

1d ago