This Month
Dutton’s ‘machismo’ hurting him with middle Australia: Albanese
In an interview with one of the world’s most popular political podcasts, Anthony Albanese predicts the Coalition will not win back teal seats it lost in 2022.
Trump has already lost his trade war against China
China wins the 21st century only if the West commits suicide, and that is exactly what the US president is urging upon us.
China names new trade negotiator as tariff war heats up
Beijing is also willing to start negotiations with Donald Trump’s administration if the US president and his top officials start showing more respect.
Will China’s bid to win allies in Asia work?
The world’s second-largest economy is settling in for the long game with a strategy that could soon extend to Australia.
China blocks Boeing jet deliveries in retaliation for Trump tariffs
Shares in the aviation giant slumped after China ordered airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries in the latest escalation of its trade war with the US.
Why Trump faces embarrassing loss in trade war
The White House has miscalculated the balance of power in its tariff battle against China.
‘No winners’ in a tariff war, says Xi, as he shores up alliances
China’s leader is touring South-East Asia this week. Although the trip likely was planned earlier, it has become significant because of the trade war with the US.
China is well positioned to weather Trump’s trade war
Beijing has a demand problem it can solve with better macro policy. The US faces a supply shock and possible stagflation, which can only be solved by regime change.
Trump floats possible exceptions to 10pc baseline tariff
The president’s comments capped a tumultuous week for equity and bond markets and threaten to inject more uncertainty for countries, investors and businesses.
Nations try ‘banding together’ in new global trade era
Officials around the world are dashing to diversify their economies. But the fight between the US and China casts a long shadow.
Trump-Xi truce appears elusive as China digs in
The complaint from Beijing is that there’s no consistent set of demands from the Trump administration and so there’s nothing to negotiate yet.
Xi to bolster regional alliances in Trump’s trade war
The Chinese president is under pressure to shore up relationships with South-East Asian allies who are trying to appease Donald Trump and escape his tariffs.
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.
China cuts Hollywood films in latest trade salvo
The move signals that Chinese President Xi Jinping could now be targeting American services in the escalating trade war.
Australia caught in crossfire as China, US seek allies for trade war
Canberra is backing in a potential free trade deal with Europe but rebuffs China’s overtures to resist Donald Trump’s tariff wave.
Trump and Xi are locked in a stand-off. Neither wants to blink first
The US hiked tariffs on China, just hours after Beijing did the same. The move endangers both economies and interests around the world.
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.
Trump’s mob boss approach to global markets will backfire
The US president has discovered that it is easier to shake down a law firm than to reshape the international trading system.
China thinks it will win this trade game of chicken. Here’s why
Market turmoil and cracks in support for Donald Trump’s tariffs have further cemented the view that Beijing need only wait a little longer for backlash to build.
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.