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Strategic preparation for tariff talks emphasised

Bangladesh’s export trade is poised to encounter new challenges in the wake of potential counter-tariffs from the United States, cautioned  Selim Raihan, executive director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) on Sunday...

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Japan trade deal still possible: US

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that a trade deal with Japan remained possible, following talks in Tokyo ahead of the looming August 1 imposition of new tariffs...

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Taiwan working to strike US tariff deal

Taiwan’s trade negotiators were ‘working around the clock’ to strike a tariff deal with the United States, the island’s vice president said Friday, two weeks before Washington’s deadline...

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Japan’s SMEs ready to adapt to Trump tariffs

Small and medium-sized firms like Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan’s economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki is hopeful they will also withstand Donald Trump.

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Indonesian shoemakers fear Trump tariffs

At a leather boot shop in the Indonesian city of Bandung, workers handle an order from Texas but owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports...

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A recipe for geopolitical decline

THE July 7, 2025, letter from President Donald J Trump to Dr Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the government of Bangladesh, reads like a familiar echo of an old, misguided economic playbook. In it, the US warns of a 35 per cent tariff on all Bangladeshi goods entering American markets, citing long-standing trade deficits and the need for reciprocal trade...

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BNP wants to join govt team in US tariff talks

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party would engage with the interim government to help advance the government’s ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States, as the discussions have expanded beyond trade to include broader security and strategic issues.

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US consumer inflation accelerates

US consumer inflation picked up in line with analyst expectations last month, government data showed Tuesday, as policymakers try to gauge how president Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of tariffs is affecting the economy...

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3rd round of talks likely next week

Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday said that the third round of negotiations with the United States over tariff issues was likely to start next week...

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S’pore averts recession in Q2

Singapore averted a recession in the second quarter, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of ‘significant uncertainty’ ahead owing to the effects of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs...

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Impact of US tariffs varies across European Union

European countries are not all equally exposed to the US market and so will not suffer the same consequences should president Donald Trump go ahead with his threats to impose 30-per cent tariffs on the European Union...

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Mexico, EU to face 30pc Trump tariffs from August 1

President Donald Trump on Saturday targeted Mexico and the European Union with steep 30 per cent tariffs, dramatically raising the stakes in already tense negotiations with two of the largest US trading partners...

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Mexico slams Trump’s 30pc tariff threat

Mexico slammed US president Donald Trump’s latest threat of 30 per cent tariffs Saturday as an ‘unfair deal,’ according to a government statement...

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Tariff talks end inconclusive

The second-round negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States over the tariff issue in the US capital Washington DC ended on Friday with several issues remaining unresolved...

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Worried exporters expect fruitful tariff talks

Businesses said on Saturday that they don’t want to lose the US market and are optimistic that the trade talks regarding a 35 per cent tariff will succeed in the end...

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BASF cuts 2025 outlook on impact of US tariffs

German chemical giant BASF said Friday its profits had fallen in the second quarter of 2025 and slashed its outlook for the year as US tariffs weighed on global economic activity...

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Trump threatens Canada with higher tariff

Canada will face a 35 per cent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, president Donald Trump said in a late-night letter to prime minister Mark Carney that upends negotiations between the neighbours and close allies.

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Second day of Bangladesh-US tariff talks concludes

The second day of the three-day bilateral tariff discussions between Bangladesh and the United States has concluded, focusing on the current dynamics and future direction of trade relations between the two nations, according to a press release issued Friday morning (Bangladesh time).

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2nd day negotiations begin

The second round of negotiations over tariff issues between Bangladesh and the United States began for the second day on Thursday in the US capital Washington...

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2nd round of negotiations begins

The second round of talks between Bangladesh and the United States over tariff issues began on Wednesday in the US capital, Washington...

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CA’s involvement sought in tariff talks

The country’s readymade garment manufacturers have sought the involvement of the interim government’s chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, in tariff talks with the United States...

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Trump to set 50pc copper tariff, 200pc on pharmaceuticals

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, while announcing plans for a separate 50 per cent duty on copper imports...