US employment growth only modestly lower than thought in BLS revision

The level of total US employment as of March is now estimated to be 79,000 jobs lower than previously estimated
30 August 2026

Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy US relations

Recent US Treasury interventions to prop up the Japanese yen and to lower longer-term US borrowing costs were particularly concerning
30 August 2026

Venezuela says retains 'sovereignty' in US oil deal

The United States will have majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven reserves in what President Donald Trump described Friday as "the biggest oil deal in world history."
30 August 2026

India proposes warning labels on packaged foods

India’s food regulator has proposed front-of-pack warning labels on packaged food and drinks, reversing its position following growing public anger about a lack of strict labels to highlight high sugar, fat or salt in items.
30 August 2026

US consumer sentiment drops in August

US consumer sentiment fell in August, survey data from the University of Michigan confirmed Friday, reflecting worries over persistent inflation as war in the Middle East weighs on the world’s biggest economy.
30 August 2026

Trump announces deal for huge US stake in Venezuelan oil reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves.
30 August 2026

OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war

Six months into the Iran war , the world’s most powerful oil alliance, OPEC+, finds itself in an unfamiliar position: unable to influence a market it once helped shape.
30 August 2026

Dollar rallies

Wall Street stocks dipped while the dollar rallied Friday after Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh flagged fighting high inflation as a priority in a speech received as more hawkish than expected.
30 August 2026

Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka

10 trucks carrying the goods went missing from their designated route a day ago
29 August 2026

US Fed chair says inflation is elevated and 'concerning'

The US central bank has missed its long-term two-percent target for inflation for more than five years
29 August 2026

OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war as China gains influence

OPEC+'s core group of seven producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, accounted for only a quarter of world oil output in July
29 August 2026

War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions

Iranian president says foreign trade down 35% due to sanctions and blockade
29 August 2026

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

Rubio says deal will boost investment in Venezuela, curb US gasoline prices
29 August 2026

New platform, CottonPort, launched to raise US cotton sales in Bangladesh

Aswar Rahman, chief executive officer of AmeriBangla Corporation and a Bangladeshi-born American, launched the new digital marketing platform
27 August 2026

Iran unable to import petrol amid US blockade: official

On Monday, the Iranian president's chief of staff Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei said petrol quotas would be reviewed
27 August 2026

Oil extends losses on hopes for Middle East talks to ease supply woes

Brent crude futures were down 41 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $87.43 a barrel
27 August 2026

Nvidia doubles revenue, forecasts even more AI spending

Revenue for the quarter ending July 26 rose 106 percent from a year earlier
27 August 2026

Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz rises slightly, data shows

Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wednesday, up slightly from eight on Tuesday, data from Kpler showed. This remained below a 10-day moving average of about 15 vessels.
27 August 2026

Sri Lanka invites global bids for offshore oil, gas

Sri Lanka is seeking international bids for offshore oil and gas exploration, authorities announced Tuesday, more than a decade after an Indian firm abandoned commercial drilling citing high costs.
26 August 2026

Economy shows signs of gradual stabilisation, but structural challenges persist: MCCI

The leading trade body said the country's economic growth for FY26 was provisionally estimated at 4.14 percent, up from 3.49 percent in FY25
25 August 2026