Australia extends fuel excise relief to ease household cost pressures
Reuters, Sydney
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Bank of Japan rate rise helps savers, hurts borrowers
ANN, The Yomiuri Shimbun
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
China urges G7 to follow market rules
ANN, China Daily
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Three Indian-flagged oil tankers clear Hormuz, minister says
Reuters
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
ECB favours cross-border banking in Europe
AFP, Paris
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Gulf airlines get back to business as flights near pre-war levels
Reuters, London
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
US opens trade probe against Germany
AFP, Washington
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Beximco Pharma shares rise 8% amid London delisting news
Star Business Report
21 June 2026, 17:43 PM Business

Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones

He threatened with a 25 percent tariff unless the devices are built in the United States
24 May 2025, 02:31 AM

Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce: poll

The outlook for the US economy remains weak despite a temporary cooling of the US-China trade war, a Reuters poll of economists showed, with a debate over the country’s fiscal health hanging in the balance.
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce with China: Reuters poll

Economists in a May 14-21 Reuters poll were unanimous the Trump administration's policies have hurt the economy
22 May 2025, 06:50 AM

Asian equities track Wall St sell-off as US deficit fears grow

All three main indexes on Wall Street ended sharply lower.
22 May 2025, 06:08 AM

BGMEA wants 3-month window from India to clear pending shipments

The association urges the interim government to send a letter to India seeking the opportunity
21 May 2025, 16:54 PM

US importers race to create bonded warehouses amid Trump tariffs

The rush to bond U.S. warehouses for goods ranging from clothing to auto parts is a bet for some that raised U.S. tariffs will be only a short-term policy by the Trump administration.
21 May 2025, 07:18 AM

China slams US 'bullying' over new warnings on Huawei chips

Beijing condemned new US warnings on the use of AI chips made in China
21 May 2025, 02:57 AM

Trump’s remittance tax plan poses threat to Bangladesh

The US House Budget Committee voted late on Sunday to move forward with President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a proposal that could make sending money back home more expensive for three lakh Bangladeshis currently living in the United States.
20 May 2025, 18:05 PM

Weaker Donald Trump will struggle to keep promises

Donald Trump can still cut deals and issue orders. But the US president’s power has waned since he imposed sky-high tariffs in April, only to backtrack. In particular, the balance of power between the United States and China, which should be critical to his promise to “Make America Great Again”, has shifted in Beijing’s favour.
20 May 2025, 18:00 PM

China cuts key rates to aid economy as trade war simmers

China cut benchmark lending rates for the first time since October on Tuesday, while major state banks lowered deposit rates as authorities work to ease monetary policy to help buffer the economy from the impact of the Sino-US trade war..The widely expected rate cuts are aimed at stimulati
20 May 2025, 16:34 PM

Banks can now pay fees for correspondence courses abroad

The facility shall be admissible for one correspondence course at a time
20 May 2025, 13:13 PM

Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India unit

In March, Apple ramped up India production, exporting around 600 tons of iPhones worth $2 billion to the US.
20 May 2025, 08:18 AM

Japan's Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids

It plans to launch 13 next-generation hybrid models globally in the four years from 2027.
20 May 2025, 05:52 AM

China's central bank cuts two key rates to historic lows

The five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage loans, was cut from 3.6 percent to 3.5 percent, it said.
20 May 2025, 05:49 AM

RMG export to EU rises 29% in Jan-Mar

Bangladesh shipped $5.98 billion worth of apparels to the EU in the first three months of 2025
19 May 2025, 14:10 PM

How is the economy doing?

The silver lining is that the economy isn’t falling apart
19 May 2025, 12:51 PM

Samsung’s next big bet? M&A hopes rise in advanced tech

Questions remain over whether the company has the liquidity to pursue large-scale deals
19 May 2025, 10:52 AM

China's factory output resists tariff impact, retail sales disappoint

China's April factory output resilient despite trade war, aided by government support measures
19 May 2025, 07:35 AM

China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chips

Since 2021, Xiaomi's chip development program has already received 13.5 billion yuan in research and development funds
19 May 2025, 06:56 AM

Asian markets drop after US loses last triple-A credit rating

The move dealt a blow to markets, which had enjoyed a healthy run-up last week after Washington and China hammered out a deal to temporarily slash tit-for-tat tariffs
19 May 2025, 05:58 AM