tariff

Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, 30 January 2019. Photo: REUTERS
World+Biz

Trump U-turns on tariffs but keeps trade war heat on China

The upheaval erased trillions of dollars from stock markets and led to an unsettling surge in U.S. government bond yields that appeared to catch Trump's attention

Chart: Moody’s Ratings
Economy

US tariffs: Banks in Bangladesh to be among worst hit in Asia, says Moody's

Representational image. Photo: TBS
RMG

Trump's tariffs: Some US buyers ask to hold apparel shipments from Bangladesh

File photo of a new NBR office in Agargaon, Dhaka. Photo: UNB
NBR

NBR to decide response to 37% US counter-tariff at meeting tomorrow

TikTok is owned by China's ByteDance. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

China pauses TikTok deal after Trump announces new tariffs

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, March 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
World+Biz

Trump open to tariff cuts in return for 'phenomenal' offers

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks at an opening press conference during the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, US October 17, 2019. File Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

IMF chief says US tariffs a 'significant risk' to global economy

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying stock market data outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
World+Biz

Prices of US stocks drop significantly after Trump tariffs: China, EU vow to retaliate

Stellantis NV, owner of the Jeep and Chrysler brands, has already announced it will shut down its Windsor, Ontario, assembly plant for two weeks as it sorts through the impact, the company said in a memo to employees. Photo: Nic Antaya/Bloomberg
World+Biz

Canada hits US auto sector with tariffs, mirroring trump’s move

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist. Sketch: TBS
Panorama

All things considered, return of this protectionism has been negative: Zahid Hussain

Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem. Sketch: TBS
Panorama

High tariffs justified but LDC transition requires different strategies: Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem

File Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
RMG

RMG leaders say Trump's tariff devastating blow for Bangladesh's $10b US market, competitors to gain

Zahid Hussain, Mustafizur Rahman, Selim Raihan. TBS Sketch
Economy

Dip in exports, possible global economic slowdown: How Bangladeshi economists view Trump's tariffs