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Trump heralds 'breakthrough' deal with UK

The US president told reporters at the White House

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Build warehouse for US soybean to reduce bilateral trade gap

Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka

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Indian benchmarks tepid as traders gauge geopolitical tensions, Fed comments

The Nifty 50 was flat at 24,411.5 and the BSE Sensex was tepid at 80,776.75, as of 10:26 a.m. IST.

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Toyota cites tariffs as it forecasts 35% net profit drop

Carmakers have been among the hardest hit by the US president's multi-pronged assault on free trade

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Ctg port’s GCB terminal dispute resolved after Tk 175 rate hike

The row over onboard container handling charges at the General Cargo Berth (GCB) terminal of Chattogram Port has finally ended with a unanimous decision to raise the charge by Tk 175 per container.

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Trump to announce trade deal with UK on Thursday: US media

The New York Times and Politico reported that Trump was set to agree to a deal with Britain, citing multiple people familiar with the plans.

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China vows to defend 'justice' in looming trade talks with US

Since the US president returned to the White House in January, his administration has imposed tariffs totalling 145 percent on goods from China, with some sector-specific measures stacked on top.

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Rush to beat tariffs boosts US trade deficit to record high in March

The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed the nation imported a record amount of goods from 10 countries, including Mexico and Vietnam.

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Inflation biggest concern for Bangladesh in 2025: WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) releases Global Risks Report 2025

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DCCI wants lower interest rates for private-sector credit growth

The leading chamber also demanded a loan classification deadline extension by 3 to 6 months

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Food processors protest tax hike

They also urge govt not to raise gas prices

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Taiwan's TSMC says net profit rose 57% in fourth quarter

Net profit for the three months to December jumped 57 percent on-year to NT$374.7 billion (US$11.4 billion).

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US consumer inflation rises in December but underlying pressures ease

The consumer price index (CPI) accelerated to 2.9 percent last month from a year ago, up from 2.7 percent in November, the Labor Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

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'Everything on the table' to respond to Trump tariffs: Trudeau

"If the US administration chooses to still implement tariffs, we will respond purposefully, forcefully, resolutely," he said.

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Trump’s policies won’t push up inflation

Donald Trump’s policies are not likely to cause inflation to reignite as many analysts fear, one of the president-elect’s longtime economic advisers told AFP Tuesday, less than a week before Trump returns to the White House.

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Hasina, family members included in list for money laundering probe: BFIU

11 separate teams will be formed to investigate people, companies of 11 groups

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Boeing 2024 plane deliveries tumble on labor, safety woes

The annual figure was well below 2023 deliveries and less than half the 766 aircraft European rival Airbus brought to customers last year.

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Beijing 'firmly opposes' US ban on smart cars with Chinese tech

"Such actions disrupt economic and commercial cooperation between enterprises... and represent typical protectionism and economic coercion," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said

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