2025 trade shifts: Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand widen US surplus but deepen China deficit

Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam expanded their US trade surplus in dollar terms
4 February 2026, 16:29 PM

What are 'rare earths' for?

Neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium account for most economic value
4 February 2026, 13:28 PM

Gold bounces but stocks struggle

The price of gold climbed more than seven percent but later traded near $4,950 per ounce
4 February 2026, 12:10 PM

On rare earth supply, Trump for once seeks allies

China, flexing muscle in a trade war launched by Trump, last year tightened its supply chain for rare earths
4 February 2026, 12:06 PM

WTO must 'reform or die': talks facilitator

The World Trade Organization regulates large swathes of global trade but is handicapped by a rule requiring full consensus among members
4 February 2026, 12:04 PM

China's BYD vehicle sales fall for fifth month in a row

Its production was down 29.1 percent, extending a losing streak which began July last year
2 February 2026, 14:05 PM
2 February 2026, 12:17 PM

Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission

Japan says the mission was the world's first bid to tap deep sea rare earths at such a depth.
2 February 2026, 09:57 AM

Remittance inflow jumps 45% ahead of polls

Migrants sent home $3.17 billion in January
1 February 2026, 19:03 PM

Ford held talks with China's Xiaomi over EV partnership, FT reports

Ford said in December last year it would take a $19.5 billion writedown and scrap several EV models.
1 February 2026, 16:55 PM

Trump says he welcomes Chinese investment in Venezuelan oil

Venezuela sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves
1 February 2026, 12:40 PM
1 February 2026, 09:09 AM

Dhaka trade fair ends with local sales surpassing export orders

Participants bagged Tk 224 crore export orders while local sales hit Tk 393 crore
31 January 2026, 20:37 PM

Visa beats first-quarter estimates as holiday sales boost payment volumes

Visa exceeded estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, buoyed by increased card usage during ​the holiday season amid resilient US consumer spending in the last three months of 2025.
31 January 2026, 20:05 PM

Third shipment of US wheat reaches Ctg port

This time, a vessel named MV WF Artemis brought in 58,359 tonnes
31 January 2026, 19:50 PM

Gold, silver prices tumble as investors soothed by Trump Fed pick

Precious metals prices tumbled on Friday after surging in recent days when investors sought a safe haven over doubts about Trump's policies
31 January 2026, 12:54 PM

Venezuela opens up oil sector: what now?

State can reduce royalties for larger projects, cut taxes at discretion
31 January 2026, 12:31 PM

Bangladesh Bank bought nearly $4 billion in FY26 so far

The central bank purchased $55 million from five commercial banks today
29 January 2026, 20:11 PM

Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand

A global frenzy to build AI data centres and develop the fast-evolving technology has sent orders for advanced high‑bandwidth memory microchips soaring
29 January 2026, 13:03 PM

Gold nears $5,600 as investors seek safety

Spot gold shot up 2.6 percent to $5,538.69 an ounce by 0349 GMT
29 January 2026, 10:54 AM