THE reciprocal tariff that the United States has finally, after three rounds of negotiations in July, imposed on goods import from Bangladesh at 20 per cent, lowered from 35 per cent that the United States on July 8 announced, is viewed as something that has brought about short-term relief. The tariff came into effect on August 1, making Bangladeshi exporters pay a 20 per cent...
As winter clouds gathered above South Africa鈥檚 prime wine-producing Robertson valley, the mood has been sombre ahead of new US tariffs of 30 per cent due to come into force next week.
Bank giant HSBC said Wednesday that group profits fell in the first half on higher costs but noted that it was 鈥榳ell positioned鈥� to deal with the effects of US tariffs...
Spain鈥檚 economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, driven by a rise in exports despite trade tensions sparked by rising US tariffs, preliminary data showed Tuesday...
British bank Barclays posted on Tuesday second quarter profits that beat expectations as traders benefitted from volatility in global markets caused by US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff blitz...
The United States and the European Union clinched a trade agreement on Sunday that will see EU exports taxed at 15 per cent, in a bid to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war...
The interim government on Wednesday decided to procure 2.20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the United States at Tk 817.57 crore in a bid to avert a high US tariff on Bangladeshi goods...
The EU and Japan pledged on Wednesday to work together on championing a 鈥榝ree and fair鈥� trade global system, as US tariffs and disputes with China rattle their economies...
Auto giant General Motors reported lower second-quarter profits Tuesday following a $1.1 billion hit from US tariffs but confirmed its full-year forecast...
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after an election debacle left his coalition without a majority in the upper house, as painful new US tariffs loom...
The European Central Bank is set to hold interest rates for the first time in almost a year when policymakers meet this week, despite concerns over the potential impact of higher US tariffs on the eurozone economy...
Jeep owner Stellantis said on Monday it suffered a massive loss in the first half of the year, when it felt the first impact of new US tariffs and took a massive charge following a change in US laws...
Taiwan鈥檚 trade negotiators were 鈥榳orking around the clock鈥� to strike a tariff deal with the United States, the island鈥檚 vice president said Friday, two weeks before Washington鈥檚 deadline...
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...
Germany鈥檚 economy minister on Saturday called for pragmatism in European Union tariff negotiations with the United States...
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...
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement to impose 50-per cent tariffs on copper imports has roiled the strategic metal on markets...
Bangladesh has pinned its hope on the ongoing negotiation to avert 35 per cent US tariff on its exports threatened by president Donald Trump in a letter to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday...
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to delay implementing major tariff hikes on most trading partners may have offered some relief, but the extension is also prolonging global trade uncertainty, the UN warned Tuesday...
Stock markets diverged while the dollar strengthened Monday as countries fought to hammer out trade deals days before US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff deadline...
US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
As a Wednesday deadline approaches for steeper US tariffs to hit dozens of economies ranging from the EU to India, trade negotiations with president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration are coming down to the wire.
Asia鈥檚 fourth largest economy South Korea is facing gruelling tariffs by US President Donald Trump, but its shipbuilding industry could prove a useful bargaining chip...
President Donald Trump plans to inform trading partners of unilateral US tariff rates in the coming weeks, as a July deadline approaches for steeper levies to kick in on dozens of economies...
The United States and Japan agreed in their latest tariff negotiations to 鈥榓ccelerate鈥� efforts towards an agreement, Tokyo said Monday...
The country鈥檚 private sector urged the government on Saturday for immediate diplomatic response to settle tariff issues with the United States...
Britain鈥檚 unemployment rate has reached the highest level since August 2021, official data showed Tuesday, with businesses facing a UK tax hike and US tariffs...
Japan鈥檚 Nissan posted an annual net loss of $4.5 billion on Tuesday while saying it plans to cut 15 per cent of its global workforce and warning about the possible impact of US tariffs...
The UK on Tuesday agreed a free trade agreement with India, its biggest such deal since leaving the European Union, after negotiations relaunched in February following US tariff threats...
Tokyo鈥檚 envoy for US tariff talks in Washington said Thursday that the second round of negotiations between the two countries had been 鈥榝rank and constructive.鈥�