Australia’s economy would be damaged in the long term if Donald Trump wins the United States election in November and implements tariff hikes on Chinese exports, new world-first research suggests.
Trump has promised to impose 60 per cent tariffs on imports from China, cut immigration, and threatened to erode the independence of the US Federal Reserve.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
