Trump Tariffs

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Global Economy

Battered dollar drifts lower, spooked by tariff news

Investors braced for another volatile week as Trump's imposition and then abrupt postponement of tariffs on goods imported to the US continued to sow confusio

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with foreign business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
China

China's Xi urges greater cooperation with Vietnam as trade tensions with US flare

Apple iPhone 16 on display at an Apple store in New York. Photo: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images
USA

Trump says chips from China will face national security probe; further tariffs expected

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. Photo: Carlos Barria | Reuters
USA

The political game behind Trumps tariffs

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
Global Economy

G7 central banks prepare first responses to US tariff chaos

There is a chance that buyers will consider this increased tariff while negotiating prices with the Bangladeshi apparel manufacturers. Photo: TBS
Global Economy

Panic grips world’s factory hubs after Trump tariff whiplash

A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, US, April 14, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Global Economy

Apple was on brink of crisis before tariff concession from Trump

Representational image. The photo was taken recently at the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Bhaban in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Stocks

Market cap sheds Tk2,222cr on US tariff shock

Apple iPhone 16 on display at an Apple store in New York. Photo: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images
World+Biz

Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from 'reciprocal' tariffs

CPD Executive Director Fahmida Khatun at a shadow parliament session organised by Debate for Democracy at FDC in the capital’s Tejgaon area on 12 April 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Economy

Trump's tariff process faulty, but a wake-up call for Bangladesh: Fahmida Khatun

A Tonka toy is displayed at a store in New York City, U.S., April 9, 2025. REUTERS
World+Biz

That seat will cost how much? US businesses already seeing impact of Trump tariffs

BTMA organised a roundtable discussion on US Tariffs on Bangladesh's Exports. Photo: Courtesy
Economy

Seize 90-day US tariff pause opportunity or risk trade setback: Experts

The sun rises behind a Wells Fargo building in El Paso, Texas, US, March 30, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Global Economy

US bank profits rise, but executives raise more tariff alarms