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Stocks drop as fresh trade news awaited, oil down on Iran hopes
News that Beijing was suspending some non-tariff countermeasures on US entities for 90 days following the superpowers' weekend truce did little to inject much more enthusiasm
15 May 2025, 05:12 AM
Boeing April deliveries hit by US-China trade war
Boeing commercial plane deliveries rose slightly in April despite a hit from the US trade war with China, according to figures released Tuesday.
14 May 2025, 18:00 PM
US companies fret despite China tariff reprieve
President Donald Trump’s rollercoaster tariff row with Beijing has wreaked havoc on US companies that rely on Chinese manufacturing, with a temporary de-escalation only expected to partially calm the storm, analysts and business owners say.
14 May 2025, 18:00 PM
China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown
The United States and China slashed sweeping tariffs on each others’ goods for 90 days on Wednesday, after a temporary ceasefire in a brutal trade war that roiled global markets and international supply chains.
14 May 2025, 18:00 PM
'Panic and paralysis': US firms fret despite China tariff reprieve
Trump's escalating trade war since his return to office saw US duties on Chinese goods -- including toys -- reach a whopping 145 percent
14 May 2025, 08:01 AM
US inflation cooled in April as Trump began tariff rollout
he consumer price index (CPI) eased to 2.3 percent in April
14 May 2025, 07:00 AM
US President Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can Southeast Asia get a break, too?
It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency
14 May 2025, 05:06 AM
Trump says 'very strong' trade deal with China will see it 'open up'
US President Donald Trump said Washington had the blueprint for a "very, very strong" trade deal with China
14 May 2025, 02:30 AM
China lifts Boeing ban after US trade talks
China has lifted a ban on domestic airlines accepting new Boeing aircraft, a report said Tuesday, after Beijing and Washington agreed to temporarily lower tariffs in a major de-escalation of their trade war.
13 May 2025, 18:00 PM
US tariff pause on Beijing puts pressure on ‘China-plus-one’ countries
A new US-China agreement to pause sky-high tariffs on each other is pressuring manufacturing hubs such as Vietnam and Mexico to make their own, better deals with the US to continue benefiting from a “China-plus-one” strategy by global producers.
13 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Bepza secures $480 million investment this fiscal year so far
Today, Chinese firm Qingdao Dongfang agreed to invest $4.5 million in Ishwardi EPZ
13 May 2025, 11:46 AM
China lifts Boeing ban after US trade talks: report
Last month the American aircraft maker confirmed that Chinese airlines had stopped accepting delivery of new planes due to huge tit-for-tat levies imposed by both sides.
13 May 2025, 08:03 AM
US tariff pause on Beijing puts pressure on 'China-plus-one' countries
Now, everything is up in the air again following a breakthrough in US-China trade talks
13 May 2025, 06:48 AM
Most Asian markets extend rally in glow of China-US truce
Equity markets across the world rallied with oil and the dollar
13 May 2025, 05:26 AM
China commits about $10 billion in credit lines to Latin America
President Xi Jinping delivered a speech to kick off a ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum
13 May 2025, 04:28 AM
Trade war de-escalation: US, China reach deal to slash tariffs
The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world’s two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war that has stoked fears of recession and roiled financial markets.
12 May 2025, 18:23 PM
Remittance crosses $25b this fiscal year
Remittance inflow in the first ten months and eleven days of this fiscal year surpassed $25 billion, breaking all previous records.
12 May 2025, 18:04 PM
Markets rally after China and US slash tariffs for 90 days
Stocks rallied Monday after Chinese and US officials made “substantial progress” at trade talks in Geneva and slashed their tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, fuelling hopes the two sides will pull back from a standoff that has rattled global markets.
12 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Banks can now send up to $15,000 for treatment abroad
The earlier limit was $10,000
12 May 2025, 12:02 PM
Stocks, dollar up on US-China trade promise, detail needed
Investors are hoping the White House will soon scale back the 145 percent tariff on Chinese goods
12 May 2025, 06:00 AM