Iran economy contracts 10% during US war
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Oil shock raises risk of metals shock as EV sales accelerate
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Global diesel shortage likely to last into 2027: experts
REUTERS, New York
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Oil hits over 1-week low on hopes of boost to diplomacy in Iran war
Reuters, Singapore
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AFP, Tehran
21 September 2026 Business
US factory production falls in August
Reuters, Washington
21 September 2026 Global Economy
What’s really behind the global grain rally?
REUTERS, Naperville
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India seeks stronger trade ties with Bangladesh
Star Business Report
21 September 2026 Economy
OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280b by 2030
Reuters
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Big Tech will only partly dissolve AI water risk

Barely two weeks into 2026, Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and Microsoft President Brad Smith seemed to have jointly defanged one of the biggest threats to the growth of artificial intelligence: water security.
25 February 2026

New US tariffs come in at lower 10% rate

The United States imposed a new tariff from Tuesday of 10 percent on all goods not covered by exemptions, the US Customs and Border Protection said, the rate first announced by President Donald Trump on Friday rather than the 15 percent he promised a day later.
24 February 2026

Trump considers new national security tariffs after Supreme Court ruling, WSJ reports

The new tariffs would be separate from a 15 percent global levy Trump announced on Saturday
24 February 2026

Trump threatens countries that would 'play games' with tariffs

The high court struck down Trump's global tariffs last Friday
24 February 2026

Honour trade deal

The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling.
24 February 2026

US customs agency to stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal

The US Customs and Border Protection agency said it will halt collections of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on Tuesday, more than three days after the US Supreme Court declared the duties illegal.
24 February 2026

Tariff ruling won’t end uncertainty for trade partners

The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a large swath of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has weakened his ability to threaten and impose tariffs at a moment’s notice, but it won’t end gnawing uncertainty for trade partners or companies.
24 February 2026

China calls for cancelling unilateral tariffs

China urged the United States on Monday to cancel unilateral tariffs announced by President Donald Trump after the US Supreme Court struck down many of his measures.
24 February 2026

US says trade deals in force despite court ruling

US trade deals with the European Union, China and other partners remain in force despite the Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a top official said Sunday.
24 February 2026

US to stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal by Supreme Court on Tuesday

The IEEPA tariff collection halt coincides with Trump's imposition of a new, 15 percent global tariff
23 February 2026

Gold climbs to 3-week high as US tariff ruling stokes uncertainty

Spot gold climbed 1.1 percent to $5,158.29 per ounce by 0558 GMT
23 February 2026

EU 'expects' US to honour trade deal as Trump hikes tariffs

The EU and United States last year struck an agreement setting US tariffs at a maximum 15 percent on most European goods
23 February 2026
23 February 2026

Dollar declines

The dollar declined in volatile trading on Friday and was poised to snap a four-session streak of gains after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs based on a national emergency law.
23 February 2026

US trade partners cautiously welcome tariff ruling

US trading partners on Friday cautiously welcomed a Supreme Court ruling striking down US President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, with hard-hit Canada saying the levies were always “unjustified.”
23 February 2026

Trump to remove Vietnam from restricted tech list

US President Donald Trump told Vietnam’s top leader To Lam he would “instruct the relevant agencies” to remove the country from a list restricted from accessing advanced US technologies, Vietnam’ s government announced Saturday.
23 February 2026

Furnace oil price cut by 18%

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut furnace oil prices for public and private power producers and industries by 18 percent, from Tk 86 to Tk 70.10 per litre.
23 February 2026

AI agent invasion has people trying to pick winners

An onslaught of artificial intelligence agents that handle tasks from writing code to dispensing tax advice has the tech world and financial markets scrambling to pick winners and shed losers.
23 February 2026
22 February 2026

Supreme Court tariff ruling clouds Fed's rate path after a year of upheaval

The fresh uncertainty around the Fed's outlook was evident in interest rate futures markets
22 February 2026