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Broad US price increases expected in August amid tariff pass-through
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11 September 2025, 05:35 AM
Trump urges EU to impose 100% tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin
US President Donald Trump urged EU officials on Tuesday to hit China with tariffs of up to 100 percent as part of a strategy to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a US official and an EU diplomat.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Apple holds down new iPhone prices amid tariff threats
Apple on Tuesday introduced an upgraded line of new iPhones, including a slimmer iPhone Air, and held prices steady amid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have hurt the company’s profit.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM
India explores rare-earth deal with Myanmar rebels
India engaging with KIA to secure a strategic resource
10 September 2025, 15:07 PM
Zara owner Inditex second-quarter sales disappoint due to cautious consumers
Net sales for its second quarter were 10.08 billion euros ($11.81 billion)
10 September 2025, 06:19 AM
Trump and Modi say US-India trade talks continuing
Trump also said he would be speaking with Modi "in the upcoming weeks," and Modi in response said he was "looking forward" to it.
10 September 2025, 03:46 AM
Wealthy apparel shoppers in US shrug off tariffs
A handful of apparel retailers, including Levi Strauss, are teasing more full-priced products, testing how much wealthier shoppers are willing to pay despite the sobering effect of tariffs.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump-China deal rests on the art of the possible
For Donald Trump, the next big China deal is all about the last big China deal. The president’s first trade pact with Beijing, signed in 2019, did little to change Beijing’s behaviour or jump-start American manufacturing. Yet the White House is once again pushing for high-stakes negotiations, even if any agreement could prove as ephemeral as the last.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Smart logistics: the backbone of Bangladesh’s post-LDC competitiveness
Tariffs are set to rise, global compliance standards are tightening, and supply chains are becoming more digitised and diversified.
9 September 2025, 15:07 PM
Exporters urge halt to ICD charge hike
They demand a pause until the charges are fixed by the shipping ministry’s tariff committee
9 September 2025, 13:26 PM
Japan says lower US tariffs will take effect by September 16
Japan seeks formal commitment on tariffs for semiconductors
9 September 2025, 07:09 AM
US tariffs worsen petrochemical sector challenges, executives warn
The disruption could lead to a 15 percent drop in the global petrochemical trade
9 September 2025, 06:31 AM
China says trade grew in August, but below forecasts
China’s exports missed expectations but expanded 4.4 percent year-on-year in August, official data showed Monday, with falling US shipments offset by a jump in those to Southeast Asia and Europe.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump’s tariffs could shave 0.5% off India GDP
US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on India could reduce the country’s gross domestic product by half a percent this year, the nation’s Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Monday.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt allows 1,200 tonnes of hilsa export to India
The government has issued a notification allowing the export of hilsa to India ahead of this year’s Durga Puja.
8 September 2025, 11:14 AM
Gold nears record $3,600 in global market
Gold’s powerful rally took on fresh legs on Friday, with prices just cents away from $3,600 per ounce, as weak US jobs data further raised expectations for bullion-supportive Federal Reserve rate cuts.
7 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Reserves fall to $25.3b after ACU payment
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $25.30 billion yesterday, according to the International Monetary Fund’s calculation, after the country cleared $1.50 billion in import bills under the Asian Clearing Union (ACU).
7 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt to form expert panel for trade talks
Bangladesh will form an expert panel for negotiations as the country seeks to sign deals with major trading partners ahead of its graduation to a developing nation from the least developed country (LDC) category.
7 September 2025, 18:00 PM
US jobs data boosts rate cut hopes but stocks slide
Wall Street indices slide on economic worries despite rate cut expectations
7 September 2025, 06:24 AM
88 postal operators suspend services to US over tariffs: UN
New US tariffs cause 81% plunge in global postal traffic
7 September 2025, 06:20 AM