This Month
Sports shoe supply chain a pain point in Trump’s tariff war
The US lacks factories with the specialised equipment to make running shoes and workers with the knowhow to operate them, meaning higher prices for trainers.
Trump says global trade is unfair on US. He has a point
The president claims countries have been ripping off the United States for decades. There is some truth to that argument — but also a lot of hypocrisy.
March
Trump’s trade ‘Liberation Day’ explained
The US has said it wants to impose tariffs on a “country by country” basis, hitting any trading partners that have higher levies on the US than it imposes back.
Carney says US no longer a reliable trade partner
The Canadian prime minister has vowed there will be a “renegotiation” of the two allies’ trade agreement in the face of Donald Trump’s hostility.
Going global? Here’s one Mexican stock tip that could pay off
Aikya’s Rahul Desai names a Mexican retailer that is flying under the radar, explains why he is sticking with Chinese stocks after the surge, but is weary of South Korea.
Tesla the real winner from Trump’s new car tariffs
Elon Musk’s company builds all the cars it sells in the US domestically and will be exempt from tariffs on finished vehicles.
Trump, ratcheting up trade war, presses ahead with car tariffs
The president, who sees tariffs as a tool to raise revenue to offset tax cuts and to revive US industry, said the new levies will go into effect next week.
Can emerging markets withstand a trade war?
Tariffs will have a stronger negative impact on large, direct US trade partners such as Mexico. But the likes of India, Brazil and South Africa have an opportunity to play a bigger role on the global stage.
Billion-dollar US levies on Chinese ships risk ‘trade apocalypse’
Plans by the Office of the US Trade Representative aimed at curbing China’s dominance of shipbuilding and logistics is sending shock waves around the world.
Trump advisers backpedal on tariffs before ‘Liberation Day’
As with many policy processes under the US president, the situation remains fluid and no decision is final until he announces it.
Finland again ranked world’s happiest country, as US hits new low
Believing in the kindness of others is also much more closely tied to happiness than previously thought, according to the latest findings.
Trump’s massive shipping fees threaten US trade
The president’s plan to slap huge fees on China-linked ships is starting to choke trade as US exporters struggle to find vessels to send goods abroad.
Dalio sees 1930s Germany in Trump trade war
The Bridgewater Associates founder says the world is witnessing an extension of the patterns of history.
Trump declines to rule out recession as tariffs roil markets
The US president’s recognition of the economic turbulence was a reversal from previous claims that his policies would deliver quick wins.
Lessons for Australia in Trump’s stop-start tariff madness
The message is clear: the US will ignore any trade agreement or treaty, and will not necessarily honour contracts that have been entered into in good faith.
Mexico’s cool-headed president charms Trump on tariffs
Claudia Sheinbaum is enjoying soaring approval ratings while deftly dealing with the bellicose, volatile Donald Trump.
Trump pauses Mexico-Canada tariffs but no aluminium exemptions
Both countries secured an exemption until April 2, when the US expects to slap fresh levies, including “reciprocal” duties, on nations around the world.
Trump grants car makers one-month tariff exemption
The president declined, however, to give Canada and Mexico a broader reprieve on levies, while Justin Trudeau said he would not lift retaliatory duties.
Trump set to decide on Canada, Mexico relief, Lutnick says
The car sector, and potentially others, could be given a reprieve as early as Thursday AEDT, the commerce secretary said.
Trump’s glory moment upstages the world
The US president’s address to congress was Donald Trump’s favourite version of reality TV, featuring himself as the star.