Trade War

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 11, 2025. Keystone/EDA/Martial Trezzini/Handout via Reuters
Global Economy

US, China hail 'constructive' Geneva trade talks, details due today

In separate briefings with reporters, neither side mentioned any agreement to cut US tariffs of 145% on Chinese goods and China's 125% tariffs on US goods

If US firms start reshoring or reducing reliance on Asian supply chains, it could hurt countries like Bangladesh (garment manufacturing), India (automotive and electronics), and Pakistan (textiles). Photo: Reuters
Thoughts

Trade, aid and geopolitics: The high cost of Trump's deal-making in South Asia

Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

US-China trade talks in Switzerland: What Bangladesh stands to gain

Members of the Chinese delegation leave a residence where trade talks between Chinese and US delegations take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10 May 2025. Photo: REUTERS
Panorama

The world needs a truce to the trade war

How South Asia is blowing against the wind of regional cooperation
Panorama

How South Asia is blowing against the wind of regional cooperation

Graphics: TBS
Thoughts

Trade War: Pause or cease-fire?

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during his visit to U.S. troops based in Osan Air Base, South Korea on 30 June 2019. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Trump includes US troop costs in tariff talks with Asian allies

Today, trade is far more important to the global economy than it was in the 1930s. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Can a global trade war be avoided?

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Beijing bites back at US tariffs by curbing Hollywood imports

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

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

A drone view shows trucks as they transport cargo at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, U.S., 7 April, 2025. REUTERS
World+Biz

Trump's latest tariffs kick in, deepening global trade war

Representational image. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Thoughts

Trump's trade war: What it means for Bangladesh's agricultural sector

A man walks past a screen displaying US President Donald Trump, at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ahead of Trump's tariff plans, in Mumbai, India, 2 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Global markets reel as Trump tariffs stoke fear of economic 'spiral of doom'