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Trump's White House

Today

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Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.

Markets could be heading for a more difficult period of higher rates and lower growth.

Why a whiff of panic is suddenly spreading across markets

Nvidia’s plunge is part of a much bigger force shaking global markets, and putting the narrative of US exceptionalism at risk. 

There is no separation in sight between the world’s two most powerful autocrats.

Trump reaching out to Putin is no ‘reverse Nixon’

The Pollyannaish claim that the US president is playing diplomatic chess to isolate Russia from China is a fantasy.

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If the US military ships out, the Europeans will need speed, cohesion and piles of money – not exactly attributes they’re famous for.

Yura Borisov, Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

The Oscars scandal Hollywood is ignoring

Sean Baker’s stripper drama is the 2025 Oscars frontrunner. But why has the pro-Kremlin work of its Russian cast been forgotten?

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Donald Trump, in a meeting with  Keir Starmer, at the White House seemed to not know what the AUKUS deal was.

What does that mean? Trump asks reporter what AUKUS is

Donald Trump seemed to be unaware of Australia’s military pact with the United States and Britain during a White House meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Trump, without providing any evidence, said drugs continue to pour into the US from Canada and Mexico at “very high and unacceptable levels”.

Trump to raise tariffs on China another 10pc

The US president also said he would push ahead with levies on Mexico and Canada, claiming drugs were “pouring” into the United States.

Yesterday

Kirill Dmitriev speaks to journalists at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh earlier this month.

The ex-Goldman banker who became Vladimir Putin’s dealmaker

A US-educated former Goldman Sachs banker, Kirill Dmitriev has cut an unexpected figure at recent talks between the US and Russia in Riyadh.

Elon Musk addresses Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting at the White House.

‘Is anyone unhappy with Elon?’ Trump defends Musk at cabinet meet

The president seemed happy to turn the hour-plus meeting over to Elon Musk and warned his cabinet against criticising the billionaire.

Amazon is one of several tech firms to have donated to Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Bezos orders Washington Post to limit opinions, sparking outrage

The billionaire owner said the newspaper would now only advocate “personal liberties and free markets” in opinions as he moves closer to Donald Trump.

Donald Trump posted to social media an AI-generated video purporting to show Gaza’s future.

Trump posts bizarre AI video of Gaza’s golden future

The video features belly dancers and skyscrapers and concludes with a shirtless US President and Benjamin Netanyahu lying next to each other on sun beds by a pool.

Donald Trump with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, right.

Trump threatens EU with 25pc tariffs on all goods

The president took aim at the European Union, saying it “was formed to screw the United States” as he held his first Cabinet meeting that Elon Musk also joined.

The Ukrainian president said he wants to hear directly from Trump whether the US plans to halt military aid.

Zelensky to meet Trump on ‘very big’ minerals deal

Ukraine’s president said he needed to speak with Donald Trump about the details, while Donald Trump said the US would not give Ukraine guarantees “beyond very much”.

Lachlan Murdoch can afford most things – but this?

Lachlan Murdoch’s $US4b problem

Donald Trump’s election has blown the Murdoch succession to smithereens.

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Ukraine pays the price for Trump’s desire for headlines

The deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being forced to sign highlights the confusion in business and politics created by Donald Trump’s White House.

This Month

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department last month.

Australia seeks insurance for Trump’s ‘America First’ and China’s rise

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the global security outlook is “increasingly fragile” and authoritarianism is spreading.

Jensen Huang has built Nvidia into the world’s most valuable company.

The ‘insane’ question Nvidia must answer in earnings spotlight

One month after Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek wiped $US600 billion off Nvidia’s valuation, Jensen Huang needs to prove the show is still on the road.

Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office.

Trump unveils $7.9m ‘gold card’ visa for ‘sophisticated’ people

The president said the cards would have “a higher level of sophistication” than green cards and cost applicants about $US5 million ($7.9 million).

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