Gold rally continues, hits Tk 2.86 lakh per bhori
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Insurance sector faces demand-supply gap
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Meta shares jump on strong earnings report
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Bangladesh Bank bought nearly $4 billion in FY26 so far
29 January 2026, 20:11 PM
Business
Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand
29 January 2026, 13:03 PM
Business
Gold nears $5,600 as investors seek safety
29 January 2026, 10:54 AM
Business
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $30b more in OpenAI
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Europe scores tentative trade deal win over India
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Dollar struggles to recover from losses
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
NZ signals intense monetary tightening
New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday delivered its seventh straight interest rate hike and signalled a more hawkish tightening path over coming months to rein in stubbornly high inflation.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Swedish to get compensation for high power costs
Sweden’s government on Wednesday vowed to compensate households and companies for soaring electricity costs in the wake of the Ukraine war, to the tune of up to 60 billion kronor ($5.76 billion).
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Oil prices turn more volatile as investors exit market
Traders and fund managers have left crude oil markets in recent months, dropping activity to a seven-year low amid the worst global energy crisis in decades as investors become unwilling to deal with persistently high volatility.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Tea garden workers get Tk 400 in daily wages, benefits
Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) yesterday said tea garden workers get wages and benefits amounting to at least Tk 400 per day.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Oil prices extend loss
Oil prices extended losses Tuesday but European gas prices hit near six-month highs, in both cases fuelling fears of recession.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Gas prices in Europe may climb 60pc
Russian state gas company Gazprom said on Tuesday that European gas prices could spike by 60 per cent to more than $4,000 per 1,000 cubic metres this winter, as the company’s own export and production continues to fall amid Western sanctions.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Europe gas link to be a reality soon: Spain
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday he hopes a gas pipeline linking the Iberian Peninsula to central Europe through France could soon become a reality.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
UK jobless rate stable
Britain’s unemployment rate remains close to 50-year lows, but wage values are falling at a record pace with inflation at the highest level in decades, official data showed Tuesday.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US housing starts tumble in July
US homebuilding fell sharply in July, weighed down by higher mortgage rates and prices for materials, suggesting that the housing market could contract further in the third quarter.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Walmart sales surge in Q2
Walmart reported a jump in quarterly revenues Tuesday partly driven by inflation as the retail giant signaled it expects its US sales growth to moderate over the next six months.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China factories ration power as demand soars for heatwave
Chinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported, as a heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Finland to drastically cut Russian tourist visas
Finland will limit Russian tourist visas to 10 per cent of current volumes as of September 1 due to rising discontent over Russian tourism amid the war in Ukraine, the government said Tuesday.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Russian gas flows to Europe little changed
Russian gas flows to Europe via some major pipeline routes remained at steady, albeit low, levels on Tuesday morning, operator data showed.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Net zero, Russia war driving nascent hydrogen economy
Kevin Kendall pulls up at the only green hydrogen refuelling station in Birmingham, Britain’s second-biggest city, and swiftly fills his sedan with clean gas.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Chinese NYSE delistings to pave way for audit deal with US: analysts
The move to delist five Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) could pave the way for Beijing to strike an audit deal with the United States, ending a more than decade-old dispute, analysts and advisers said on Monday.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Japan’s economy stages modest bounce from Covid-19 jitters
Japan’s economy rebounded at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter from a Covid-induced slump, data showed on Monday, highlighting uncertainty on whether consumption will grow enough to bolster a much-delayed, fragile recovery.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
How China manages refined fuel exports
China’s refined fuel exports are likely to sink in 2022 to the lowest in seven years as the country seeks to maintain ample domestic supplies while refinery output posts a rare decline.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Thai economy sees stunted growth
Thailand’s economy grew 2.5 per cent in the second quarter as returning foreign tourists failed to offset high inflation and concerns over regional tensions, the country’s main economic agency said Monday.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China’s refinery output drops to over 2-year low
China’s refinery crude throughput fell last month to its lowest since March 2020 as several state refiners underwent unplanned shutdowns and their independent peers trimmed production in response to thinning margins.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Iran’s top automaker sets sights on Russia
Iran’s leading automaker is seeking to prioritise exports to Russia, its CEO said Sunday, as both countries reel under Western economic sanctions.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM