This Month
Trump mocks world leaders as huge new tariffs take effect
The president’s aggressive levies on America’s largest trading partners were introduced at 2pm AEST, even as he touted potential deals with some allies.
Trump’s tariffs deliver a harsh truth for Australia
Too little thought has been given to the future of the Australian economy against the backdrop of a protectionist America.
Clock ticks on Keir Starmer’s cautious Trump strategy
The UK prime minister set himself apart from most other European leaders by taking a pragmatic approach to the US that detractors have accused of being fawning.
Musk splits with Trump on tariffs, wants US-EU free trade zone
The billionaire and presidential adviser told Italy’s League party that he’d like America and Europe to move “to a zero-tariff situation”.
Trump just gave China a free kick to tilt Asia in its favour
Poor South-East Asian and Pacific nations are among the hardest hit by US tariffs, handing an advantage to Beijing in the race for regional influence.
The Trump tariff winners and losers
The US president’s heavy-handed move to hit trading partners with levies as high as 49 per cent has sent markets tumbling. But it’s not a disaster for everyone.
How Trump’s tariffs will hit Australia, in four charts
The direct effect will be modest but, for a trading nation such as ours, the indirect consequences of “liberation day” could be significant.
March
Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil
The US president is angry at the autocrat’s suggestions of how to install a new leadership in Ukraine and sideline Volodymyr Zelensky.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Trump’s outrageous new Ukraine deal
The latest version of Donald Trump’s “minerals deal” is unprecedented in the history of modern diplomacy and state relations.
Trump moment drives Carney’s ‘Canada First’ election campaign
Even some usually Conservative voters have announced they will vote for the Liberal prime minister based on his promise to handle the bombastic US president.
US agrees to help Russia lift exports in Ukraine talks
Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause their attacks at sea, according to the US. Washington also agreed to help Moscow boost agriculture and fertiliser exports.
China ‘presents’ top military, cybersecurity threat to US
Beijing is using “whole of government” efforts including military, economic and influence operations to assert itself, the American intelligence community said.
GST shapes up as Trump trade tariff exemption stumbling block
The US President says he will give ‘a lot of countries breaks’ but officials warn it remains difficult to tell what will be counted as a trade barrier.
For Trump, the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must
The US president’s hastiness to secure peace overlooks the often laborious work usually required for a long-term, stable and durable solution to a conflict.
Trump may give ‘a lot of countries breaks’ on tariffs
The US administration, however, named Australia among countries it is focusing on for possible levies on April 2, sowing more confusion about the trade war.
The fundamental problem at the heart of defence policy
Australia is facing its most dangerous external environment since the Second World War. Yet, its capacity to deliver a meaningful capability to meet the hour operates on Old Father Time.
Labor warns Musk not to meddle in election
Andrew Leigh warned against election interference, as US digital giants lobby Donald Trump to pressure Australia to water down crackdowns on big tech and multinational tax.
Musk to see top-secret plan for possible China war
Giving the billionaire access to closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to Donald Trump.
US giants lash Labor’s tax crackdown amid Trump trade war
Major American companies have complained to the White House trade office over Labor’s tax crackdown on multinationals amid intense tariff negotiations.
Macquarie’s Viktor Shvets sees a world on fire. Here’s how to play it
Investors have been slow to wake up to the scale of change Donald Trump is trying to engineer, in part because it seems so wild. But inertia could be costly.