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Gold extends record run past $4,200 on rate-cut hopes, safe-haven fervor

Gold prices breached $4,200 per ounce for the first time on Wednesday, extending a record rally as rising interest rate cut bets and geopolitical jitters send investors flocking to the safe-haven metal, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 1.2 per cent to $4,188.95 per ounce as of 08:53 a.m. ET (1253 GMT),...

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Trump threatens to end cooking oil purchases from China

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (AFP): US President Donald Trump slammed China's halt of American soybean purchases as an "economically hostile act," warning Tuesday that his country could in turn stop buying cooking oil from the world's second-biggest economy."We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and...

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Oil rises with US-China trade tensions in focus

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters): Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after closing at five-month lows in the previous session, as investors weighed an escalation in trade tensions between the US and China and the International Energy Agency's prediction of a supply surplus in 2026.Brent crude futures were up 53 cents, or...

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JANATA BANK HOLDS MEETING ON RISK-BASED SUPERVISION

Janata Bank PLC held a meeting on preparation, awareness, and capacity building for the implementation of Risk-Based Supervision (RBS) at its head office on Monday. The meeting was presided over by Md. Mazibur Rahman, Managing Director of Janata Bank. Md. Fayez Alam, Md. Nazrul Islam, and Md. Ashraful Alam, Deputy...

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CABI DELEGATION VISITS BARI

A delegation from the Centre for Agriculture & Bioscience International (CABI) visits Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) headquarters on Wednesday. The delegation was led by CABI Bangladesh Country Representative Dr. Md. Saleh Ahmed. BARI Director General Dr Md Abdullah Yousuf Akhond gave a brief presentation on the activities and achievements...

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