Bitcoin rose 6 percent on Tuesday to $35,198, its highest in nearly a year-and-a-half, on mounting speculation that an exchange-traded bitcoin fund is imminent.

Britain’s labour market lost a bit more of its inflationary heat in the three months to August, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Tuesday, potentially helping the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold next week.

Oil prices were broadly stable on Tuesday following the previous session’s dip after a flurry of economic data from Germany, the wider euro zone and Britain sketched a bearish picture which could weigh on oil demand.

The war between Israel and Hamas could deal a “serious” blow to global economic development, the president of the World Bank told an investor conference in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Tourists from China, India, Russia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia will be issued free visas till March 31, 2024

Oil prices slipped on Monday as investors continued to focus on the situation in the Middle East, where diplomatic efforts are intensifying in an attempt to contain the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Chinese and Russian companies attending a regional conference in northeastern China signed a raft of cooperation deals on Monday in sectors ranging from manufacturing and logistics to e-commerce and agriculture, Chinese state media reported.

Chinese e-commerce platforms including JD.com, PDD Holdings’ Pinduoduo and Alibaba’s Taobao are offering big discounts on Apple’s latest iPhone 15, with some going for up to 1,501 yuan ($205.14) below the retail price.

Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation rate eased to 0.8 percent year-on-year in September from 2.1 percent in August, the statistics department said on Monday.

The devaluation of taka has increased competitiveness of Bangladesh’s oceangoing ships

It hit 0.8% in September down from 2.1% in August

Asian shares hit one-year lows Monday as the risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East clouded sentiment in a week laden with data on U.S. growth and inflation as well as earnings from some of the world's largest tech companies.

China may continue to cut its US debt holdings amid global worries over shrinking liquidity and safety risk of the assets and the country’s ramped-up efforts to diversify its foreign exchange reserves, experts said last week after reviewing the latest data from the US Treasury Department.

MK Shipping Lines is planning to operate a cruise from Dhaka’s Sadarghat to Howrah of Kolkata, starting off on November 20. 

The US budget deficit has widened to $1.7 trillion, government data showed on Friday, in a development that could add pressure on President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection in 2024.

The two are: Nagad Digital Bank Plc, Kori Digital Bank Plc

The share of Russian oil in India's overall imports rose to about two-fifths in the first half of fiscal 2023/24, consolidating Moscow's position as the top supplier as refiners curbed purchase from the Middle East, industry data showed. India, the world's third largest oil importer and consumer, has emerged as the top buyer of the discounted Russian seaborne oil after Western nations stopped buying from Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.

The US Federal Reserve warned Friday that the recent attack on Israel and the ongoing Ukraine conflict could cause harm to the world economy and boost global inflation. Israel has been conducting extensive air strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, when more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed by Hamas militants during an armed attack on the south of the country.

The reserves stood at $20.96 billion on October 18

WB Country Director Abdoulaye Seck says at AmCham meeting