US job openings decline

US job openings dropped in June as vacancies in the healthcare and social assistance sector declined by the most in nearly a year, but an improvement in hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market remained stable.
6 August 2026

Taka among region’s most stable currencies: Bangladesh Bank report

The central bank's latest data showed that only Cambodia performed slightly better, with its currency weakening by 0.44 percent during the period
5 August 2026

US trade gap narrows in June but misses expectations

The overall trade gap came in at $73.3 billion, down 5.6 percent from May
5 August 2026

Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening

The renewed optimism after five months of blockage for Gulf oil and gas tankers bolstered stocks, with two of the three major Wall Street indices powering to fresh records
5 August 2026

Oil price rises to $84.81

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran conflict remained uncertain, while disruptions to oil flows through key shipping routes persisted.
5 August 2026

China’s EV export boom hits gasoline demand

For years, forecasts of the energy transition followed a familiar script: electric vehicles would gradually dent gasoline demand in Europe and China before eventually spreading elsewhere.
5 August 2026

BTMA, BGMEA join hands to launch annual global textile machinery expo

The exhibition, to be known as the Bangladesh International Textile and Apparel Machinery Exhibition (BITMA), will be held in Dhaka every year
4 August 2026

Democratic US states sue to challenge Trump's latest tariffs

The states' lawsuit filed in the US Court of International Trade in New York follows previous challenges by small US businesses
4 August 2026

Oil ticks up after selloff as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain

Front-month Brent futures rose $1.12, or 1.3 percent, to $84.89 a barrel
4 August 2026

Iran war ushers in oil refining golden era. It won’t last

Bumper oil refining profits triggered by the Iran war are turbocharging Big Oil’s earnings, breathing new life into a business many investors had largely written off.
4 August 2026

Bangladesh’s exports decline 1% in July

However, the July export figure is 12.49% higher than that of June
3 August 2026

Oil prices sink on Middle East hopes

Oil prices tumbled Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later in the day
3 August 2026

Japan confirms joint yen intervention with US, signals readiness for more action

Trump says US intervening to prop up yen as sign of friendship
3 August 2026

Gold prices fall 2%

Gold slid 2 percent on Friday as the US dollar rebounded from a more than one-month low hit in the previous session,
3 August 2026

Bangladesh, Myanmar eye border trade revival

Bangladesh and Myanmar are moving to restart long-suspended border trade to reignite cross-border commerce across key sectors, including agriculture, rice, pharmaceuticals, and fisheries.
3 August 2026

Bangladesh's foreign aid commitments fall 37%, debt servicing rises 11%

Total foreign assistance commitments dropped 37 percent to $5.24 billion in FY26 from $8.32 billion a year earlier, a decline of nearly 37 percent
2 August 2026

Md Fazlul Hoque, new administrator of FBCCI

The commerce ministry has appointed Md Fazlul Hoque as the administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
2 August 2026

AI keeps consumer prices high in 'RAMaggedon' chip crunch

Samsung Electronics' chief financial officer said this week shortages of microchips that store digital data will likely deepen in 2027
2 August 2026

OPEC+ tipped to raise production again but new quotas loom

The enlarged Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will likely increase production by 188,000 barrels per day
2 August 2026

Oil giants post blowout profits on war

US petroleum giants ExxonMobil and Chevron released blowout profits Friday due to the Middle East war, as executives cautioned that elevated gasoline prices will probably continue to strain consumers.
2 August 2026