Today
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.
EU’s Apple and Google ruling risks Trump’s ire
The search giant has been told to stop forcing users on to its apps, while the phone maker must make it easier for rivals’ headsets and smartwatches to sync with its devices.
Trump targets trillions of imports for ‘Liberation Day’
The internal preparations suggest the US president remains unbowed in his push to upend the global trade order.
Yesterday
Russia attacks Ukraine hours after Putin, Trump reach deal
During a 90-minute phone call with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin agreed to limit attacking Ukrainian energy assets, but declined to agree to a broader ceasefire.
Three questions about higher defence spending
If the Defence Department is to receive more taxpayer money, it should not be treated as a sacred cow.
Trump’s MAGA dreams conjure a world nightmare
Donald Trump values his relationship with dictators far more than that with democratic allies, making the global economic and national security interests a combustible mix.
White misled board; Trump’s terrifying deal; Last night’s market shock
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Trump’s big trade shock is coming for Australia
A private talk by the US commerce secretary to Australian executives in Washington was a jaw-dropper and a wake-up call about the next steps in the upheaval.
Trump’s deal with Putin will terrify the West
If Russian president Vladimir Putin can get his US counterpart, Donald Trump, dancing to his tune, eight decades of trans-Atlantic solidarity could be ruptured.
Short sellers book $25b profit from Tesla’s share price plunge
The recent profits mark a partial reversal of what has been a painful trade in recent years, with many hedge funds forced to give up on their negative bets as losses mounted.
Putin has defied Trump once again – and paid no price
Two presidents do not need to talk for 90 minutes to serve up the thin gruel in the public account of their call. What else did the two leaders discuss?
This Month
CBA, NAB chief executives prepare for long-term Trump disruptions
Matt Comyn and Andrew Irvine offer a view of an uncertain environment where upheaval could create big productivity gains – or cause serious harm.
What (wagyu exporter) Gina Rinehart thinks of Trump’s tariff war
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart says Donald Trump’s tariff agenda should prompt Australian governments to cut taxes for Australian farmers and small businesses.
Pentagon says operation targeting Yemen’s Houthis is open-ended
The Pentagon said US forces had struck more than 30 Houthi targets since Saturday, including command-and-control and training sites and drone infrastructure.
Australia’s allies must step up in the Indo-Pacific
Readers’ letters on dealing with Donald Trump’s isolationism, looking to Congress for tariff relief, Rio’s clean energy move, Peter Dutton’s track record, and a CANZUK alliance.
Why CBA and NAB chiefs fear a double Trump hit
Australia has plenty of productivity challenges of its own, but Matt Comyn and Andrew Irvine see the US president’s policy chaos lingering for some time to come.
The market ‘fracture’ the professionals are all watching
Wall Street had another good night, but there’s a part of financial markets that investors are getting increasingly worried about.
How Russia uses sex to ensnare Western diplomats
Even in our age of high-tech cyberespionage, the oldest tricks can be the most effective.
Trump expels hundreds under Enemies Act as court rebukes law
The US is paying El Salvador to hold the Venezuelans under an agreement Secretary of State Marco Rubio brokered with the Central American country’s president.
At least 39 dead in US as tornadoes, wildfires and dust wreak havoc
President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media network that his administration was ready to assist affected communities.