Trump sees tariffs as a way to raise revenue, remedy trade imbalances and pressure countries to act on US concerns

Sk Bashir Uddin visits and inspects the production activities of Daulatpur Jute Mill in Khulna

A roundup of Trump's trade-related steps and threats

India’s central bank cut interest rates Friday for the first time in nearly five years, as concerns over a growth slowdown in the world’s fifth largest economy outweighed inflation risks.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries by Monday or Tuesday of next week, a major escalation of his offensive to tear up and reshape global trade relationships in the US’ favor.

The duty was imposed to discourage rice bran oil shipments and increase domestic supply

In Washington and its suburbs, supermarket egg shelves are now often empty, or sparsely stocked

E-commerce giant Amazon reported strong earnings Thursday but, like its big tech peers Microsoft and Google, saw its stock price fall on concerns over high AI investment costs.

Garment shipment to the US increased by 0.75% to $7.34 billion

An NBR notification may come this week to boost the oil’s domestic supply

Traffic congestion, waterlogging is taking a massive toll, says the leading chamber

The Fed voted last month to leave its key lending rate unchanged following three consecutive cuts, holding it at between 4.25 and 4.50 percent.

Container movement to and from Chattogram port remained suspended for the second consecutive day as transport workers again went on work abstention yesterday morning -- just four hours after they had withdrawn their previous strike.

The source said Nissan was "open" to forming other strategic partnerships within the automobile or technology sectors.

Shares of Google parent Alphabet took a hit, slumping around seven percent after the company announced plans to spend an eye-popping $75 billion in 2025 on AI development programs.

At its first rate meeting of the year, the BoE is forecast to reduce borrowing costs by a quarter point to 4.50 percent according to analysts' consensus forecast.

Google's parent company Alphabet on Tuesday reported revenue jumped in the recently-ended quarter, but shares sank on concerns it may be pouring too much money into artificial intelligence.

The event will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from February 17-21

Honda's CEO insisted at the time it was not a bailout for Nissan

The plant will treat 50 million litres of water daily