This Month
EU eyes closer ties to trans-Pacific bloc as Trump jolts trade order
Plans to build stronger links between Brussels and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership have gained momentum.
Musk gets his wish: SpaceX launch site approved as city of ‘Starbase’
A vote to formally organise Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among the small group of voters who live there and are mostly employees at SpaceX.
Warren Buffett caps a career built on humility
Operating in an era replete with purported Wall Street soothsayers, the 94-year-old Buffett always rejected the idea that anyone – even him – could predict the future.
April
Labor’s efforts to link Dutton to Trump are proving effective
Like the rest of the world, WA politics has been upended by Donald Trump’s reckless tariff war, which has a sharp edge in a resources-dependent economy closely intertwined with China’s growth.
Trump’s markets rollercoaster hits Main Street business
Turbulence in global markets has come alongside fresh evidence that Americans are growing disenchanted with their economy, with sentiment dropping steeply.
Cars pile up at ports in Trump tariff confusion
One executive warned the situation at ports worldwide could become “quite ugly” in a few weeks as carmakers park vehicles amid levy uncertainty.
US to ‘take back’ Panama Canal from Chinese influence
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to deepen security co-operation with the Central American nation and said China would not be allowed to “weaponise” the canal.
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.