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17 September 2026 Global Economy

Rupee nudges higher

The Indian rupee eked out gains on Tuesday, tracking an uptick in most Asian peers even as dollar demand from merchant payments and maturing non-deliverable forward contracts limited room for the currency to gain.
8 July 2026

China’s gig economy surge masks job market pain, welfare strain

Bao Zhang began driving for a Chinese ride-hailing app this year after losing his job as a software tester and says the weak job market gives him little hope of returning to the tech sector.
8 July 2026

Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery and demand

Brent crude futures gained 38 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $72.37 a barrel
7 July 2026

Samsung expects 1,800% operating profit leap on AI boom

The world's largest memory chipmaker estimated April-June operating profit at 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion)
7 July 2026

Brent falls to $71.10

Oil prices fell by more than 1 percent on Monday after Opec+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August while exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies.
7 July 2026

Matarbari project to boost energy security, trade

During a five-day visit to Bangladesh, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) President Tanaka Akihiko underscored the strategic importance of the Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Infrastructure Development Initiative.
7 July 2026

Britain’s AC market heats up as temperatures rise

Londoner Zainab Hussain once saw air conditioning as a luxury in Britain. Now, the 35-year-old “can’t see how we’ll survive without it”.
7 July 2026

Matarbari project to boost energy security, trade: Jica chief

Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) President Tanaka Akihiko, during a five-day visit to Bangladesh, underscored the strategic importance of the Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Infrastructure Development Initiative
6 July 2026

Finance minister pushes customer-centric digital financial services

The finance minister has directed all financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies, to deliver digital services tailored to customers' needs, ensuring citizens can access essential services from the comfort of their homes
6 July 2026

South Korea to use AI tax windfall to fund public projects

The success of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix in particular has led to a corresponding increase in government tax revenues
6 July 2026

Oil drifts down after Opec+ agrees to raise output targets

Brent crude futures fell 34 cents, or 0.47 percent, to $71.78 a barrel
6 July 2026

India eyes oil exploration expansion after war supply shock

Hit by the biggest energy supply shock in decades during the Middle East war, import-dependent India is expanding domestic crude exploration, its oil minister says.
6 July 2026

Beximco Pharma beats major peers in nine-month revenue growth

The company recorded Tk 4,142 crore in net revenue during the July-March period of the 2025-26 financial year, up from Tk 3,662 crore a year earlier
5 July 2026

Foxconn second-quarter revenue jumps, company cautions on geopolitics

Revenue jumped to T$2.513 trillion ($78.71 billion) in the April-June quarter
5 July 2026

OPEC+ tipped to raise quotas again as Middle East calms

Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other members of the enlarged (OPEC+ are meeting online on Sunday to discuss quotas for August
5 July 2026

US shifting from aid to trade with Bangladesh

Ambassador says reciprocal trade deal a crucial step towards expanding cooperation
5 July 2026

Gulf oil exports jump in June on record UAE flows

Gulf oil exports in June jumped more than 3 million barrels from May to exceed 10 million barrels per day as the US military helped to keep oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, data showed, though exports remained 40 percent below pre-war levels.
5 July 2026

Chinese investors flock to Hong Kong as trading curbs tighten

Soon after disembarking at Hong Kong’s train station, Chinese private investor Feng was opening a stock trading account at a nearby brokerage, hoping to evade tighter restrictions on capital leaving the country.
5 July 2026

Microsoft, AWS deploy engineer armies to help make AI profitable

AWS and Microsoft want to embed thousands of their own engineers at client companies to help them capitalize on artificial intelligence, which has yet to turn a profit in the business world.
5 July 2026

Gold heads for weekly gain

Gold rose on Friday and was set for a weekly gain after four straight weeks of declines, as weak US jobs data dampened expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike.
5 July 2026