OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
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Gold prices fall
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BB governor urges India to boost imports from Bangladesh
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Iran economy contracts 10% during US war
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AI giant Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in value

Nvidia became the first company to touch $4 trillion in market value on Wednesday, a new milestone in Wall Street’s bet that artificial intelligence will transform the economy.
10 July 2025

AI giant Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4 tn in value

Nvidia vaulted as high as $164.42, giving it a valuation above $4 trillion
10 July 2025

A look at the countries that received Trump’s tariff letters

Here’s a look at the countries that have got tariff letters so far — and where things stand now
10 July 2025

$20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole

Fast fashion got a lot pricier for Americans this spring – and it’ll likely get even more expensive in 2027.
10 July 2025

Tariffs drive US clothing imports from China to 22-year low in May

China has for years been the biggest exporter of clothes to the US
10 July 2025

Trump sets 50% US tariffs on copper, Brazilian imports starting in August

The announcement came hours after he also informed Brazil that its "reciprocal" tariff on August 1 would rise to 50% from 10%, a shockingly high level for a country with a balanced US trade relationship.
10 July 2025

Indonesia signs energy, grain deals with US

Indonesia’s state oil company and agricultural firms have signed deals to increase their purchases of US goods, the country’s chief economic minister told AFP on Wednesday, as Jakarta lays the groundwork to avoid the worst of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
9 July 2025

Trump plans to impose 50% tariff on copper imports

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, while announcing plans for a separate 50 percent duty on copper imports.
9 July 2025

Vietnam to introduce measures to cope with US tariffs, trade official says

Hanoi eyes FTA markets, product upgrades to offset us tariff reliance
9 July 2025

Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%

"We're going to give people about a year, a year and a half to come in and, after that, they're going to be tariffed," Trump told reporters
9 July 2025

Malaysia's Anwar slams tariffs as regional meet starts

Anwar's remarks came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Malaysia for talks overshadowed by fears of a trade war.
9 July 2025

Trump says steep copper tariffs in store as he broadens his trade war

Trump said countries have been clamoring to negotiate.
9 July 2025

SE Asian nations to express ‘concern’ over US tariffs

Southeast Asian nations will express "concern" over "counterproductive" US tariffs, according to a draft statement shared with AFP on Tuesday, after Donald Trump threatened more than a dozen countries with higher levies.
8 July 2025

EU to seek trade ‘rebalancing’ with China

The EU will seek to rebalance economic ties with China, demanding it eases market access for European firms and loosen export controls on rare earths at a summit this month, the bloc’s chief said Tuesday.
8 July 2025

Trump’s trade war promises no real endgame

The reward for negotiators from South Africa to Malaysia working to reach a deal with the White House: three more weeks in the pressure cooker. On Monday, President Donald Trump again extended his deadline to seal country-by-country trade agreements, this time until August 1. The announcement came posed as a threat, with letters sent to a group of world leaders declaring that their exports would be subject to levies ranging from 25 percent to 40 percent next month. Effectively a reminder of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff threats, his whack-a-mole demands portend ill for any deals that are struck.
8 July 2025

Reserves slip to $24.45b

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.02 billion after routine payments under the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) mechanism on Monday.
8 July 2025

Bangladesh retains 2nd spot in global apparel exports

Bangladesh maintained its position as the world’s second‑largest apparel exporter in 2024, behind only China, according to World Trade Organization (WTO) data.
8 July 2025

Salehuddin hopes to get better results in meeting with US on tariff

'The final tariff will be fixed in the one-to-one negotiation with the USTR... The rate is not final yet...,' says finance adviser
8 July 2025

Trump unveils first wave of steeper US tariffs, extends deadline

Trump issued similar letters to countries including Bangladesh, saying he would slap duties on their products ranging from 25 percent to 40 percent.
8 July 2025

Trump sets Bangladesh tariff at 35% in blow to exports

Failure to secure a more favourable bilateral agreement by Aug 1 deadline would be a significant blow to the country's export-oriented economy
7 July 2025