Third-round tariff talks begin
The third round of tariff talks with the United States was scheduled to begin at about 12:30pm on Tuesday (Washington time), according to a message received from commerce ministry officials...
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IMF lifts 2025 growth forecast
The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping tariffs sparked a bigger-than-expected surge in trade, while the US president stepped back from some of his harshest threats...
Spanish growth picks up despite US tariff uncertainty
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...
Barclays bank profit jumps on US tariff volatility
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...
TARIFF TALKS:聽Bangladesh delegates leave for US with hope
A Bangladeshi delegation led by commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, left Dhaka for Washington on Monday evening for the third and round of negotiation of Trump鈥簊 35 per cent reciprocal tariffs.
Tariff deadline of Aug 1 is firm, no extensions: US
The US deadline of August 1 for imposing tariffs on its trading partners is firm and there will be no extensions, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday...
European Union resigned to 15pc US tariff
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...
Trump, EU chief seek deal in transatlantic tariffs standoff
US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen prepared to meet Sunday in Scotland in a push to resolve a months-long transatlantic trade standoff that is going down to the wire...
Detroit automakers balk at US-Japan trade deal
Large US automakers have criticised the US-Japan trade deal for setting a lower tariff for Japanese auto exports compared with those from Mexico and Canada, where Detroit automakers operate...
US stocks end at records as markets eye tariff deadline
Wall Street stock indices ended at fresh records Friday as US investors bet on additional trade deals following this week鈥檚 breakthrough with Japan...
TOY INDUSTRY: Small businesses warn of Trump tariff impact
Small business owners used the festive backdrop of Comic-Con on Thursday to discuss a sobering topic: the negative impact that US president Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed tariffs are having on the toy industry.
Ctg port raises tariff by 30pc
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has decided to increase tariffs by an average of 30 per cent on import and export activities, aiming to align with global standards and boost revenue, said Shipping adviser M Sakhawat Hossain.
No comment on 鈥榥on-disclosure agreement鈥� as tariff negotiations in progress: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said that he would say nothing about the 鈥榥on-disclosure agreement鈥� with the United States as the negotiations were in progress over the proposed US reciprocal tariff.
Bangladesh-US virtual tariff talks today: adviser
Bangladesh is awaiting a response from the United States regarding a letter it sent requesting a reduction in the recently imposed tariff on Bangladeshi products, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Thursday...
USTR invites Bangladesh to resume talks on July 29
The United States Trade Representative, the chief trade negotiation body for the American government, invited Bangladesh to resume the third and final round of tariff negotiations on July 29, said commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman...
Bangladesh proposes dates, awaits US nod
Bangladesh proposed to hold the third and final round of reciprocal tariff talks with the United States Trade Representatives on any day from Sunday onwards and is waiting for the US response, according to commerce ministry officials...
2.2 lakh tonnes wheat import from US okayed聽
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...
EU, Japan vow joint push for 鈥榝air鈥� global trade
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...
Equinor takes $1b hit from US wind farm regulations, tariffs
Norwegian energy company Equinor said on Wednesday that its giant offshore wind project in New York 鈥� once halted by the US administration 鈥� had lost nearly $1bn in value following regulatory changes and tariffs...
Trump agrees to small cut in Philippine tariffs
US president Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful meeting with his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos...
China tariff deadline can be rolled forward 90 days: US Treasury chief
A deadline for tariffs between the United States and China to snap back to higher levels could be extended in a 鈥�90-day increment,鈥� US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, ahead of trade talks next week...
Is it ending?
IT IS hard to decide what is more surreal: that the United States is threatening 50 per cent tariffs on Brazilian imports in the name of 鈥榬eciprocity鈥� or that global markets, once jittery at the mere whisper of Trumpian trade tantrums, are now brushing off these ultimatums with a shrug and record-breaking rallies...
AstraZeneca to invest $50b in US as tariff threat looms
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it would invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030 amid Donald Trump鈥檚 threats to impose tariffs on the sector...
General Motors profits fall
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...
Govt to buy 2.2 lakh tonnes of wheat from US amid tariff negotiation
Bangladesh has planned to purchase 2.20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the United States at Tk聽817.57 crore with per kilogram costing Tk聽37.17 to appease Washington in its attempt to avert a high US tariff on Bangladeshi goods, said officials...
Japan PM hangs on after election debacle
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...
ECB expected to hold rates as US tariff uncertainty lingers
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...
US tariffs help push Jeep owner Stellantis into big loss
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...
Bangladesh seeks 3rd-round tariff talks with US
With just days left before a 35 per cent reciprocal tariff by the United States on Bangladeshi exports takes effect, Bangladesh is pushing for a third round of negotiations.
MoU signed for US wheat import amid tariff threats
Bangladesh on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States to import 7 lakh tonnes of wheat annually for the next five years amid the threat of facing 35 per cent US tariff on its exports from the next month...