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Tariff hike to raise prices for US consumers, says a US industry body
The new tariffs target all major suppliers of apparel, footwear, and travel goods, industries that already face some of the highest tariff rates in the US trade system.
5 April 2025
TikTok deal put on hold after China objects over tariffs, sources say
Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for ByteDance to sell US assets of the popular short video app to a non-Chinese buyer
5 April 2025
America's passion for tariffs rarely pays off, economists warn
The 19th century marked the golden age of tariffs in the United States, with an average rate regularly flirting with 50 percent.
5 April 2025
US Fed Chair warns tariffs likely to push up inflation, cool growth
"It is now becoming clear that the tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected," Powell told an event in Virginia in prepared remarks.
5 April 2025
US soybeans, energy: Who is hit by China's tariff retaliation?
China's broader plan unveiled Friday marks a "pretty significant warning shot" to the Trump administration to hold off further measures
5 April 2025
Trump's global tariff takes effect in dramatic US trade shift
The trade gaps, said the White House, were driven by an "absence of reciprocity" in relationships and other policies like "exorbitant value-added taxes."
5 April 2025
The new trade disorder: US reciprocal tariffs and Bangladesh
The extent of the latest bout of tariff slaps across so many countries has come as a major shock and is unprecedented
4 April 2025
Trump tariffs sow fears of trade wars, recession and a $2,300 iPhone
The penalties announced by Trump on Wednesday triggered a plunge in world financial markets and drew condemnation from other leaders reckoning with the end of a decades-long era of trade liberalization.
4 April 2025
India eyes opportunity despite trade challenges
India on Thursday reacted cautiously to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs with exporters saying the flat 27 percent on exports imposed on fifth-largest economy could have been far worse.
3 April 2025
Govt prepares formal appeal to US over tariffs
The government will shortly write to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), urging it to reduce what it describes as an irrational imposition of 37 percent reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi exports, a top official said yesterday.
3 April 2025
How ‘liberation day’ tariffs will impact China
US President Donald Trump has slapped punishing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, deepening a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
3 April 2025
Global trade to face 1% contraction this year: WTO DG
The WTO Secretariat is closely monitoring and analysing US tariff measures
3 April 2025
Implications and strategies for Bangladesh
The average US tariff surged from 2.5 percent to 20 percent with a single executive action
3 April 2025
NBR studying impact of US tariffs on trade
The research aims to identify the most affected products and the extent of duties imposed
3 April 2025
Stock investors fear impact of US import duty on listed firms
Bangladesh's stock market has been struggling for several years due to the poor performance of listed firms, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
3 April 2025
Detailed analysis needed to gauge US tariff impact: Bangladesh’s pharma leader
He urged exporters and businesses to closely monitor updates from the US Treasury and relevant authorities
3 April 2025
Right policies can turn US tariff challenges into opportunities: footwear exporters
Khan believes non-leather footwear dependency is not as critical compared to other industries
3 April 2025
US tariffs to hit exports, foreign investment: economist
“Such tariff measures could significantly hurt exports, particularly the RMG sector," said Raihan
3 April 2025
Lower import tariffs on US products to stay competitive: exporters
His remarks come as Bangladesh is set to face a 37 percent tariff on its exports to the US
3 April 2025
Ticfa could help counter US tariffs more effectively: economist
"We need a comprehensive review," said Mahfuz Kabir, research director of BIISS
3 April 2025