Yesterday
China’s $2trn market rescue is just the start as trade war intensifies
State-linked funds stepped in to rescue Chinese stocks this week as the battle with the US intensified. But it’s an expensive exercise.
Could China win a ‘fight to the end’ against Trump?
There is a real chance the two largest economies in the world decouple. If that happens, both will be competing to be the engine room, and the cornerstone, of global trade.
This Month
Battle-hardened China can survive Trump’s trade war: ex-envoy
Geoff Raby says the country’s transition from a low-cost producer of clothes and household goods to a centre of advanced manufacturing had made it more resilient.
Defiant China escalates trade war, raises tariffs on US goods to 84pc
Beijing slapped another 50 per cent tariff on all American imports in direct response to Donald Trump ramping up levies on Chinese goods.
‘US hard to sell to now’: China’s exporters train sights on Australia
US tariffs of 104 per cent will force Chinese exporters to diversify. A flood of cheap goods could be good for consumers, but a weakened China is not good for Australia.
China vows to ‘fight to the end’ after Trump’s new tariff threat
China slammed the US for threatening to raise tariffs and pledged to retaliate if Washington follows through.
Japan warns on Dutton’s gas reservation policy
A Tokyo think tank says limiting sales into the regional spot market could “handicap” Australian producers and trim Japanese trading in South-East Asia.
‘The sky won’t fall’: Beijing appeals for calm over tariff storm
Beijing said it has a range of tools to defend its economy from Trump’s trade war, but also acknowledged growth could take a hit, as China stocks plunged.
‘Skip the Tesla’: China memes explode over Trump’s trade war
China’s netizens have flocked to the internet to mock Donald Trump over his tariff campaign, and many are calling on consumers to “buy China”.
Real estate now takes 1 in 5 Japanese deals – and it’s growing
At a time of global uncertainty, Australian real estate is finding its perfect match in Japanese investors seeking stable revenue and capital growth.
‘All-round blockade’: Trump tariffs hit China’s offshore factories
Chinese companies that shifted operations to South-East Asia to save costs while getting around Trump tariffs during his first mandate are back in the firing line.
China hits back at Trump with 34pc tariffs, targeting goods crucial to US
The latest trade war exchange adds the rapid deterioration in the relationship between the world’s two biggest economies.
Japan paralysed by Trump’s double tariff hit
Japan’s economy is heavily reliant on its car makers, who are expected to suffer a crippling blow from Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Beijing vows retaliation as Trump targets China again
The latest impost, stacked on top of an earlier 20 per cent tariff, threatens to further ratchet up tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
China has long been steeling itself for Liberation Day
As Washington readies new trade barriers, Beijing has been accelerating its plans to reduce reliance on exports to the United States for economic growth.
China embassy rejects ‘spy ship’ claims
The embassy has rejected claims that a Chinese vessel cruising along Australia’s southern coast is a “spy ship”, describing media reports as “smearing”.
March
Australia misses out as China redirects global investment
Chinese firms are ramping up global investments as geopolitical tensions rise, but Australia is largely getting the cold shoulder.
Trump tariffs deliver body blow to Japan’s auto industry
After embracing the return of a once staunch ally, Japan’s car makers now find themselves on the front line of the trade war despite huge investments in the US.
BYD overtakes Tesla to secure pole position in EV race
The Chinese electric carmaker’s latest full-year financial results reveal the extent of this power shift, with it surpassing the $US100 billion revenue mark.
‘Greatest brand destruction of our times’: Musk’s Tesla China crisis
Tesla is losing the innovation race to BYD as production and sales fall in China, the world’s biggest car market.