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Donald Trump's tariff war may have begun as a populist response to perceived domestic grievances. Photo: Bloomberg
Thoughts

Trump’s tariffs and the threat to global trade: A wake-up call for developing economies

Donald Trump's trade wars did not just target economic rivals — they destabilised the entire rules-based global trading system that developing nations like Bangladesh depend on. As unilateral...

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World+Biz

Mighty US dollar feels heat as Trump's tariffs spark trade turmoil

In case of a global recession, how might Bangladesh fare?
Panorama

In case of a global recession, how might Bangladesh fare?

Flags of China and US are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
World+Biz

US-China relations at stake as Trump escalates trade war

A man walks past a stock quotation board displaying Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World+Biz

Stocks, dollar sink, bonds pummelled again as trade war roils markets

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World+Biz

What just happened in the US Treasury market?

Containers are seen stacked in Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT), as port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) participate in a strike, in Portsmouth, Virginia, US, October 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
World+Biz

Trump's tariff pause brings little relief as recession risk lingers

US President Donald Trump holds a "Foreign Trade Barriers" document as he delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
World+Biz

US judge to block Trump from revoking thousands of migrants' legal status

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a chart as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
World+Biz

Trump's tariff pause only stokes more uncertainty for CEOs

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Panorama

Will cowboy Trump’s trade-fu with China turn global trade into the Wild West?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement on plans to strengthen the European defence industry and the EU's military capabilities, in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
World+Biz

EU welcomes Trump tariff pause, silent on retaliation

An aerial view shows containers and cargo vessels at the Qingdao port in Shandong province, China May 9, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. China Daily via REUTERS
World+Biz

China tells US no winners in trade war, global stocks surge but uncertainty remains

RMG workers at a factory. File Photo: TBS
Industry

90-day pause of US tariff brings relief for RMG owners