Overall sales were flat on a month-on-month basis at $735 billion

The US dollar nursed steep losses on Tuesday ahead of a slate of economic data that will shape the interest rate path, while the yen held on to its ​gains in the wake of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s resounding election victory.

Gold prices eased on Tuesday, as improved risk appetite lifted global equities, while investors awaited a series of US economic data later this week that could shape the outlook for US interest rates.

With Bangladesh striving to build a digital future, information and communications technology (ICT) and telecom have moved from specialised policy areas to key issues in the electoral debate.

The association will convene an urgent meeting to determine the next course of action regarding the deal

Brent crude oil futures were down 18 cents, or 0.26 percent, at $68.85 a barrel by 0353 GMT

The yen strengthened on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory, reversing six consecutive days of losses as traders bet fiscal stimulus will boost the stock market, while the US dollar eased against other major currencies.

Gold and silver extended gains on Monday, with the yellow metal trading just above $5,000 per ounce as the dollar dipped, while investors awaited key US jobs and inflation data due later in the week to gauge the interest rate trajectory.

Taiwan’s top tariffs negotiator said it would be “impossible” to shift 40 percent of its semiconductor production capacity to the United States as she rejected claims that the island’s chip industry would relocate.

Global oil markets face increasingly sharp and frequent price shocks as geopolitical tensions, opaque stockpiling and tightening Western sanctions are leaving many traders in the dark.

The two countries signed a deal moments ago

It hit $29.47 billion today

Taiwan is a powerhouse in producing chips -- a critical component in the global economy

Spot gold rose 1.1 percent to $5,012.76 per ounce by 0502 GMT

China’s official gold reserves rose in January despite an increase in gold prices, extending a 15th consecutive month of buying streak, as the country continued to diversify and optimize its international reserves, official data showed on Saturday.

The Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) has fined S Alam Super Edible Oil Ltd Tk 42.84 crore for artificially inflating cooking oil prices by restricting supply and colluding with dealers and rivals to manipulate the market in 2022.

Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Reliance Industries are not accepting offers from traders for Russian oil loading in March and April

The third straight monthly improvement in sentiment reported by the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers on FridayThe third straight monthly improvement in sentiment reported by the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers on Friday

The US and India moved closer to a trade pact after releasing an interim framework on Friday

The United States and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs, reshape energy ties and deepen economic cooperation as both countries seek to realign global supply chains.