H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
25 September 2026
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Global Economy
Chinese-Bangladeshi JV, BPDB to build 10MW solar plant at Bhasanchar
25 September 2026
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Global Economy
H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
24 September 2026
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Business
Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
24 September 2026
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Business
US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
24 September 2026
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Business
OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
24 September 2026
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Global Economy
H&M founding family builds stake as turnaround struggles to gain traction
23 September 2026
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Global Business
Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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Business
Gold prices fall
23 September 2026
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Global Economy
NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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Business
US consumer inflation expectations soar in January on tariff fears
Long-run inflation expectations soared to 3.3 percent, the highest level since June 2008, from 3.0 percent in December.
12 January 2025
London ‘natural home’ for Chinese finance
British treasurer Rachel Reeves said Saturday that London was a “natural home” for Chinese finance during a visit to Beijing in the shadow of bond market turmoil back home.
11 January 2025
China’s electric and hybrid vehicle sales jumped 40.7% in 2024
Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles jumped more than 40 percent in China last year, as demand for new energy models continues to surge and the sector remains entrenched in a gruelling price war.
11 January 2025
US hiring beats expectations
US job gains soared past expectations in December, according to government data released Friday, in a sign the labor market remains healthy shortly before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this month.
11 January 2025
11 conditions made mandatory for trade through Benapole port
Beanpole customs also listed 12 types of imported goods that should go through physical inspection
11 January 2025
US Fed's December rate cut should be its last for now: official
The US central bank voted 11-to-1 in favor of cutting rates by a quarter of a percentage point at the meeting on December 17 and 18, reducing the bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 and 4.50 percent despite an uptick in inflation
11 January 2025
Taiwan chip giant TSMC says 2024 revenue rose 33.9%
Net revenue rose 33.9 percent to NT$2.9 trillion ($87.8 billion), the company said in a statement, ahead of the release of its complete earnings report next week.
11 January 2025
US hiring beats expectations in December to cap solid year
Hiring in the world's biggest economy stood at 256,000 last month, up from a revised 212,000 in November, the Labor Department said.
11 January 2025
EU imposed unfair trade barriers on Chinese firms
China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair “trade and investment barriers” on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions between the two economic powers.
9 January 2025
China inflation hit nine-month low in December
China narrowly avoided slipping into deflation in December with prices rising at their slowest pace in nine months, official figures showed Thursday, as Beijing struggles to kickstart consumer activity in the world’s number two economy.
9 January 2025
Feud over container handling rates disrupts Ctg port operations
Disputes between berth operators and shipping agents slow handling at six jetties
9 January 2025
Humankind’s Comparative Advantage
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9 January 2025
Asian markets drop as trades fret over US inflation, rates outlook
Sentiment was also clouded by data showing that Chinese consumer inflation remained almost non-existent despite a raft of stimulus measures in the final three months of last year.
9 January 2025
China inflation hits nine-month low in December
For the whole of 2024 prices were up 0.2 percent, the same as the previous year.
9 January 2025
Fitch flags concerns over 'significant' US fiscal policy challenges
Congress has had frequent battles in recent years over the best way to tackle growing spending commitments, with lawmakers divided over whether to tax more, spend less, or do both at the same time.
8 January 2025
Samsung warns fourth-quarter profit to miss forecasts
The announcement comes after the world's largest memory-chip maker issued a rare apology in October acknowledging it was facing a "crisis" and that questions had arisen about its "fundamental technological competitiveness and the future of the company".
8 January 2025
US trade deficit widens in November on imports jump
With Trump set to take office later this month, trade imbalances in the world's biggest economy could again come under the spotlight.
8 January 2025
Top brands bought cotton grown by children in India: report
Some of the best-known global apparel brands procured cotton grown in Indian farms that employ child and bonded labourers, a report by a US-based rights group alleged Tuesday.
7 January 2025
Germany’s EV sales go into reverse
Sales of new electric vehicles in Germany plunged last year, official figures showed Monday, as a slow switch to battery-powered cars deepened the woes of the country’s flagship auto industry.
7 January 2025
Samsung Q4 earnings expected to be hit by Nvidia AI chip supply delay
Samsung is expected to estimate its operating profit rose to 8.2 trillion won ($5.6 billion) in the quarter ended December
7 January 2025