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Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
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Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
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US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
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Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
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Trump vows to keep 'massive' tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease
20 October 2025, 08:16 AM
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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
20 October 2025, 06:37 AM
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Gold gains on US rate-cut optimism
20 October 2025, 06:05 AM
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Gross forex reserves cross $32b after 32 months
19 October 2025, 15:44 PM
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Gold price makes another record
19 October 2025, 15:15 PM
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South Korea, Saudi sign $8b economic co-operation pact
South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed an $8.3 billion economic co-operation pact Wednesday during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s first visit to Seoul, as the oil-rich kingdom looks eastward following Western criticism over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
26 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Central bankers in a bind as G20 bickers over trade
For decades the United States led the push for lower tariffs worldwide, but US President Donald Trump is testing the solidarity of his G20 peers with a protectionist line on trade, putting central bankers in a tough spot with depleted resources to battle a downturn that may be coming sooner than expected.
26 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Obsession with taxing the mobile telecom sector
There is an obsession in Bangladesh with taxing mobile telecom services. The resulting burden on the sector trickles down to the consumer, hampers growth and draws the country further away from the goals of Digital Bangladesh.
26 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Central bankers weigh up Facebook’s Libra plan
A senior member of the Swiss National Bank said he was open-minded about Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, while an Italian official looked for more information as central bankers try to get to grips with the initiative.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
FedEx sues US government over shipment restrictions
American logistics giant FedEx sued the US government on Monday, saying Washington’s restrictions on exports and imports due to growing trade disputes and sanctions created an “impossible burden” for delivery firms.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump ‘comfortable with any outcome’ from pivotal Xi talks
US President Donald Trump views this week’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as a chance to see where Beijing stands on the two countries’ trade war, and is “comfortable with any outcome” from the talks, a senior US official said on Monday.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump bashes ‘stubborn child’ Fed as economy shows signs of weakness
US President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at the Federal Reserve, accusing the central bank of standing in the way of major economic expansion by refusing to cut interest rates.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Boeing in talks for more 737 MAX orders after IAG
Boeing is in talks with other airlines for sales of its grounded 737 MAX after receiving a letter of intent for 200 planes from British Airways owner IAG at the Paris Airshow, its sales chief said on Thursday.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Renault, Nissan join Waymo in exploring driverless services in France, Japan
French automaker Renault SA, its Japanese partner Nissan Motor Co and tech giant Alphabet Inc’s Waymo are exploring a partnership to develop and use self-driving vehicles to transport people and goods in France and Japan, the companies said on Thursday.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Novoair starts additional daily flight to Jashore
Novoair yesterday started running an additional daily flight on the Jashore route. It will also increase flights to Cox’s Bazar and Saidpur to meet increasing demand, the local private airline said in a statement.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi app contest champion going to Nasa
The first Bangladeshi world champion of NASA Space Apps Challenge is going on a visit to Kennedy Space Center and join the Falcon-9 Space Shuttle Launching Program.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
BoJ joins Fed in signalling easing if needed, keeps policy steady for now
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday but Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled readiness to ramp up stimulus as global risks cloud the economic outlook, joining US and European central banks in dropping hints of additional easing.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Fed likely to leave rates steady, despite market outlook and Trump demands
The US Federal Reserve concludes its latest two-day policy meeting on Wednesday expected to leave interest rates on hold but flag whether it plans to cut rates later this year as investors expect and the US president has demanded.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Reforms and transparency needed for Belt and Road success: World Bank
China’s global Belt and Road Initiative could boost economies and reduce poverty rates in dozens of developing countries, but risks environmental damage, debt and corruption if improvements aren’t made, the World Bank said Wednesday.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed to meet at the G20 summit in Japan next week, raising hopes for a truce in the bruising trade war between the world’s top two economies.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
China pulls WTO suit over claim to be a market economy
China has halted a dispute at the World Trade Organization over its claim to be a market economy, a panel of three WTO adjudicators said on Monday, meaning Beijing must accept continued EU and US “anti-dumping” levies on cheap Chinese goods.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Huawei underestimated impact of US ban: CEO
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said the impact of a US ban on the Chinese company was more severe than expected and warned that revenue would dip to around $100 billion this year and the next.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Businesses clamour for Trump’s ear as $300b in new China tariffs loom
Washington is planning another tidal wave of tariffs on Chinese imports that represent a worst-case scenario for markets and major industries on both sides of the Pacific.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
US chipmakers quietly lobby to ease Huawei ban
Huawei's American chip suppliers, including Qualcomm and Intel, are quietly pressing the US government to ease its ban on sales to the Chinese tech giant, even as Huawei itself avoids typical government lobbying, people familiar with the situation said.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Global shares snap seven-day winning streak
World share markets snapped a seven-day winning streak on Wednesday as the White House took a tough line on trade talks with China, while an impending reading on US inflation was set to refine the odds of an early cut in interest rates there.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM