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Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
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Trump vows to keep 'massive' tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease
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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
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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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Danske Bank boss resigns after $234b money laundering inquiry
Danske Bank's chief executive Thomas Borgen quit on Wednesday following an investigation into payments totaling some 200 billion
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Thailand wants to connect with Chattogram port
Thailand intends to improve its connectivity with the Chattogram port to enhance economic activities with the South Asian nation, Manu Sithiprasasana, head of a visiting Thai business delegation, said yesterday.
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Japan trade surplus with US shrinks for second month
Japan's sensitive trade surplus with the United States shrank sharply for the second consecutive month, according to official data published Wednesday, as Tokyo nervously eyes Washington's trade war with China.
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Venezuela to bump China oil exports to 1m barrels a day
Venezuela is to increase its oil exports to China to one million barrels a day, President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday, just days after visiting the Asian powerhouse.
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM
China says it won't weaken currency to boost exports
China will not stoop to competitive devaluation of its currency, Premier Li Keqiang stressed, hours after China hit back, with a softer punch than the one landed by the United States, in an escalating tariff war between the world's largest economies.
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Eyeing Uber, China's Didi launches in Mexico's second city
Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing said Tuesday it is launching service in Mexico's second-largest city, Guadalajara, expanding its presence in the country -- and its challenge to market king Uber.
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Global tech firms gear up to fight India's planned data law
Global tech companies plan to oppose new legislation in India that would require Facebook, PayPal and others to store user data in the country, arguing it will hurt investment and the business models of foreign and domestic firms.
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Argentina's currency crisis a boon for foreign tourists
Argentines may be feeling the pinch of their country's economic woes, but for tourists, the troubled peso is proving a holiday boon.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM
US fashion label Henri Bendel to close after 123yrs
Upscale US fashion label Henri Bendel -- known in recent years for its luxury handbags and shoes -- will shut down in January after 123 years in business, parent company L Brands has announced.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Investors slow to follow H&M and Ikea into Ukraine
When Swedish clothing giant H&M opened its first store in Ukraine earlier this month, thousands of high-street fashion lovers rushed in to buy jeggings, flares and jersey dresses.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Resilient China is firewall in emerging currency crisis
China is the last bulwark against a deep crisis in emerging economies going fully global, analysts say, although a prolonged trade war could sap Beijing's defences.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM
BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles
German luxury vehicle maker BMW AG plans more deals with mining companies to secure electric vehicle battery materials, and is open to forming alliances to share the costs of developing autonomous-vehicle systems, the automaker's research and development chief told Reuters.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Turkish central bank raises maximum credit card rates from October
Turkey's central bank said on Sunday it was raising the maximum interest rate credit card lenders can charge each month to 2.25 percent for Turkish lira and 1.80 percent for foreign exchange transactions.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM
G20 trade ministers say WTO reform urgent as new US tariffs loom
Trade and investment ministers from G20 countries meeting in Argentina said there was an “urgent need” to improve the World Trade Organisation, a joint statement said on Friday.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Trump readies tariffs on $200b more Chinese goods despite talks
US President Donald Trump has directed aides to proceed with tariffs on about another $200 billion of Chinese goods, despite Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's attempts to restart trade talks with China, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Gold prices: India shifts to discount
Physical gold buying waned in major Asian centres this week as bullion prices rebounded from recent lows, with dealers in India offering the metal at a discount for the first time in over a month as an uptick in local rates moderated demand.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM
US retail sales slow, but exhibit underlying strength
US retail sales recorded their smallest gain in six months in August as consumers cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and clothing, but upward revisions to July data kept intact expectations of strong economic growth in the third quarter.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Let Accord operate till task ends
Some 153 global investors representing $2.8 trillion in assets have called for the continuation of the Bangladesh Accord for Fire and Building Safety (Accord) until it completes its mandate and government agencies are able to assume its responsibilities.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM
New York sues US to stop fintech bank charters
New York state's top banking regulator on Friday sued the federal government to void its decision to award national bank charters to online lenders and payment companies, saying it was unconstitutional and put vulnerable consumers at risk.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM
French central bank trims 2018 growth forecast
The French economy is expected to expand by 1.6 percent this year, the country's central bank said Friday, well short of the 2 percent goal originally set by the government for this year.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM