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Trump’s pause no relief from great power showdown on trade

Australia confronts a worrying dilemma as the economic conflict between our major alliance partner and our major trade partner ramps up. There are no easy answers for managing the unprecedented geopolitical risk.

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Nobody should be breathing a sigh of relief over Donald Trump’s decision to pause reciprocal tariffs on all countries bar China for 90-days.

Despite Trump’s pullback the Australian share market fell again on Friday. The index has fallen 4 per cent since the start of the month.

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/trump-s-pause-no-relief-from-great-power-showdown-on-trade-20250411-p5lqz0