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Businesses begin claiming refunds for Trump tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court

A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs, which the US Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so, launched Monday.
21 April 2026

Commerce minister seeks Australian investment in solar energy

Australian high commissioner discusses bilateral trade with the minister
21 April 2026

War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says

The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is creating the ​worst energy crisis ever faced by the ‌world, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesda
21 April 2026

Top US trade representative to visit Bangladesh soon

US Ambassador Brent T Christensen shared the information with commerce minister
21 April 2026

India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast war

Agriculture employs more than 45 percent of people in India, the world's most populous nation
21 April 2026

Oil prices dip, most stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes

Oil prices fell on Tuesday while most stocks rose on lingering hopes for a deal to end the US-Iran war
21 April 2026

India pushes for regional energy hub in Sri Lanka

Indian officials called for the swift implementation of a proposed regional energy hub in Sri Lanka, at the start of bilateral talks in Colombo on Sunday.
21 April 2026

Is it time to abandon hope the Strait of Hormuz will open soon?

A consistent theme in global oil markets since the US and Israel attacked Iran is that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz will be short-lived, and therefore so will the disruption to the supply of crude and refined products.
21 April 2026

US trade bodies urge USTR not to impose new tariffs

The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), along with several other organisations, has urged the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US government’s chief trade body, not to impose any new tariffs on countries currently under investigation over production capacity.
21 April 2026

Dollar pushes to one-week high as Middle East tensions reignite

The dollar index was at 98.30, hovering near its highest in a week
20 April 2026

Oil prices bounce back on Iran war escalation

Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose about 6% to $95.36 a barrel. S&P 500 futures ESc1 fell around 0.6% and European futures STXEc1 fell 1.2%.
20 April 2026

Dollar falls to multi-week lows

The safe-haven US dollar dropped ​to multi-week lows on Friday as risk appetite soared after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open, boosting optimism that the Middle East ‌conflict is winding down.
20 April 2026

Loss of energy output will take two years to recover: IEA

It will take about two years to recover the energy ​output lost in the Middle East from the ‌conflict there, Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, was quoted as saying on Friday in an interview with ​the Neue Zuercher Zeitung newspaper.
20 April 2026

Loss of energy output in MidEast will take about two years to recover, IEA says

Shipments of oil ​and gas that were already en route to their destinations before ‌the ⁠war in Iran began have now arrived, mitigating the impact of shortages
19 April 2026

IMF warns of war's human impact far from Middle East

Countries in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the countries most affected now -- and who could suffer the most -- outside the region, as the conflict stretches on
19 April 2026

Iran war has revealed Trump's pressure point: The economy

Iran has taken a beating militarily, but demonstrated it can exact economic costs that Trump and his aides underestimated, unleashing the worst-ever global energy shock, analysts say.
19 April 2026

US buyers redirect imported fertiliser overseas

US fertilizer buyers are redirecting shipments out of the country, as higher overseas prices give them an incentive to divert critical supplies, a fertilizer ​analyst said.
19 April 2026

Gold extends gains

Gold prices extended gains on Friday, supported by a ‌weaker dollar and comments from Iran’s foreign minister that passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains open during the ceasefire, which pushed oil prices lower and eased some inflation concerns.
19 April 2026

IMF urges Europe to use targeted support to stem war fallout

The situation in Iran comes just four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered an energy shock
18 April 2026

Oil settles down 9% after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open

Brent crude futures settled down $9.01, or 9.07%, to $90.38 a barrel
18 April 2026