Yesterday
Dutton marches into hostile territory: a Perth business breakfast
Peter Dutton told a business crowd that their worries were very different to those of millions Australians around their kitchen tables.
Trump goes all-in for his biggest deal ever: China
Amid the ruins of the rules-based global trading system, the US president has bet the house on Xi Jinping playing along with his art of the deal.
Trump is now the third candidate. That’s good news for the PM
Incumbency, not so long ago deemed a curse in global politics, is suddenly an advantage.
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.
Dutton says Ro Knox will be minister. She needs to win Wentworth first
The Liberals want Wentworth’s rich and powerful to put Knox into government – and a ministry – but independent MP Allegra Spender remains popular there.
There is no cunning theory behind Trump’s tariff plan
The White House cited my classmate’s economic research to justify its reciprocal tariffs – it got the maths wrong. But it gets worse.
Europe could end up more like 1980s Qld than 1930s Germany
There’s a problem with being on the lookout for a rerun of the 1930s: you could miss what’s actually happening.
This Month
Liberals claim ‘Aussie-first’ AI use in new attack ad
The Liberal Party says its new video is the first use of an AI human in Australian political advertising.
Forget perks and benefits. This is what employees really care about
The things that make a workplace great haven’t really changed that much. The Financial Review BOSS Best Places to Work awards reveal what they are.
How Donald Trump crowded out Angus Taylor’s killer lines
Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor were gearing up for a cost-of-living election but Trump’s ascension to the White House in January has changed everything.
Bandt strikes softer tone in bid to broaden Greens’ appeal
It has been a turbulent year for the party, and Adam Bandt’s appearance at the National Press Club contained less of his characteristic righteous indignation.
Dutton puts campaign back on track, but time is short
Peter Dutton’s debate performance was solid enough to ease internal jitters over the state of the campaign, but the momentum is still with Labor.
Tariff war compounds fear over transmission cost blowouts
Evidence is clear that big energy projects are already costing more and more, and the breakdown of global trade will worsen it. But there is a silver lining.
Why Tim Cook may regret cosying up to Trump
Apple’s close relationship with the president has failed to protect it from the trade war chaos, as customers race to upgrade gadgets before the tariffs kick in.
‘It’s tell your grandchildren I was there’ day as $1.3trn trade unwinds
We might be able to suck up a cratering sharemarket as part of shake-out of financial excess. But the excesses in the bond market may be even more painful.
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.
Need market guidance? The pithy stockpicker newsletter is in vogue
From traders to tweeters to all manner of pundits, investors are spoiled for choice by a deluge of information about how to trade the Trump tariff mayhem.
‘White Lotus’ audience is big, and keeps getting bigger
The third season, which concluded at the weekend, is the series’ most popular yet, according to internal HBO statistics and Nielsen, the research firm.
Bullock was right about Australia’s shock absorber against US tariffs
Last week, the RBA governor said the exchange rate would be an important “buffer” in Trump’s trade war. It is what economists call it an “automatic stabiliser”.
The economic nuke China could still drop on Trump
Retaliatory tariffs may only be the beginning of Beijing’s counterattack, although one possibility would be devastating for both the US and China.