Oil nears 7 month high amid US–Iran tensions and trade uncertainty

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Asian stocks mixed as investors assess AI concerns and tariff uncertainty

Winners and losers from Trump’s new 15% tariff

World

Gold slips from 3 week high as investors book profits and dollar strengthens

Asia

Bangladesh sees modest growth in FY26 Q2

World

Record snowstorm cripples US East Coast, over 5,000 flights cancelled

World

EU rejects any US tariff hike after Supreme Court ruling

World

EU struggles to secure US and G7 support for new Russian oil sanctions

Asia

Bangladesh outperforms key rivals in EU garment market

Asia

Japan inflation slows in boost for PM Sanae Takaichi

Asia

Bangladesh tops EU garment export growth for 5th consecutive year

Spotlight

Deferring Bangladesh’s LDC graduation and the road ahead

The question of deferring Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status has predictably resurfaced following the formation of the BNP government.

Asian weighs fresh uncertainty after US tariff ruling

Asian trading partners reacted cautiously on Saturday after US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose new tariffs on imports, just hours after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down key elements of his earlier trade measures.

White House urges Iran to reach deal as Trump signals possible military action

The White House on Wednesday warned that Iran would be “wise” to strike a deal with the United States, as President Donald Trump once again hinted at potential military action.

No food, no fuel, no tourists Under US pressure, life in Cuba grinds to a halt

Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015.

Big Oil executives under pressure to spell out growth plans

Big Oil executives are under pressure to spell out their plans for future growth after years of cost-cutting and heightened shareholder returns as investors fretted about peak oil demand.

Opinion

Deferring Bangladesh’s LDC graduation and the road ahead

Green funds must prioritise SMEs

Powering our digital transformation locally

Climate justice cannot be an afterthought

The US is already at war with Venezuela

‘Elite capture’: How Pakistan is losing 6 percent of its GDP to corruption?

Creating space for renewables

Cloudflare, AWS outages expose hidden weaknesses in the Internet

Asian Biz

Asian stocks mixed as investors assess AI concerns and tariff uncertainty

Asian equity markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed renewed concerns about artificial intelligence’s impact on the tech sector alongside uncertainty surrounding US trade policy after a recent Supreme Court ruling.

Bangladesh sees modest growth in FY26 Q2

Bangladesh recorded modest economic growth in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, as persistent inflation and weak export performance continued to weigh on the recovery, according to a new review by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka.

Bangladesh outperforms key rivals in EU garment market

Bangladesh has demonstrated stronger performance than several major competitors in the European Union’s garment market, even as overall import growth in the bloc has slowed in recent years.

Asian stocks surge after Court curbs Trump tariff powers

Asian stock markets mostly advanced on Monday and the dollar weakened after the US Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, easing some concerns that had rattled the global economy last year.

World Biz

Gold slips from 3 week high as investors book profits and dollar strengthens

Gold prices retreated on Tuesday as traders locked in profits following a sharp rally in the previous session, while a firmer US dollar added further pressure on the precious metal.

Oil nears 7 month high amid US–Iran tensions and trade uncertainty

Winners and losers from Trump’s new 15% tariff

Record snowstorm cripples US East Coast, over 5,000 flights cancelled

Tech

Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial

S Korean crypto exchange mistakenly sends $40bn in bitcoin to users

Google revenue surpasses $400bn as AI and cloud growth power strong earnings

Bitcoin falls to lowest level since 2025 tariff shock

Aerospace & Defence

Iran signs €500m deal with Russia for shoulder-fired air defence systems

Iran has agreed to a confidential €500 million arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced shoulder-fired air defence missiles, marking a major step in rebuilding its defences after last year’s conflict with Israel.

Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet sign $14.4bn US aerospace deals amid trade talks

Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air have signed aerospace contracts with American companies worth a combined $14.4 billion, including $8.1 billion in aircraft orders from Boeing.

Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz amid military drills and nuclear talks

Iran partially closed sections of the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, citing security precautions as its Revolutionary Guard conducted military exercises in the waterway, according to state media.

US airlifts microreactor in first test of rapid nuclear deployment

The US Departments of Energy and Defense have completed the first-ever air transport of a nuclear microreactor, flying the compact unit from California to Utah to showcase how quickly nuclear power could be deployed for military and civilian needs.