April
Powell draws applause on independence at closed-door IMF meeting
The Fed chair told the meeting central banks must be shielded from politics to do their jobs.
Australia should look past Trump’s theatre, says BHP’s man in US
Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet says governments and companies are too distracted by short-term drama in America and are ignoring a fundamental shift.
Musk calls Navarro ‘Peter Retarrdo’ as Trump tariff spat gets messy
The White House downplayed the disagreement, saying “boys will be boys” and that the administration “will let their public sparring continue”.
Under Trump, America is becoming unrecognisable
Understatement and confidence, decency and expectation; that certain idea of the United States for which the country was once so admired, is evaporating.
The Fed won’t rescue the US economy from Trump’s tariff folly
All told, stagflation is the optimistic scenario. It is more likely that the US will end up in a full-blown recession accompanied by higher inflation.
How Trump has soured my American dream
There was a chilling edge to the president’s declaration this would be “an entirely different country within a short period of time”.
He’s not kidding. Here’s how Trump could serve a third term
Despite a constitutional amendment limiting the election of presidents to two terms, he raised the idea during an interview this week.
March
Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term
The comments were an extraordinary reflection of the desire to maintain power by a president who had violated democratic traditions four years ago.
Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in US health overhaul
Cuts include 3500 at the Food and Drug Administration, 2400 at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and 1200 at the National Institutes of Health.
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.
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.
US data begs the question: Is a slowdown coming?
Diverging economic numbers have experts worried that Donald Trump is leading America into a serious downturn.
Elon Musk gets ready to enter the restaurant business
Two years ago, the Tesla founder and DOGE chief began to build a diner and drive-in theatre in Los Angeles. Then he became a political lightning rod.
US crackdown expands to legal immigrants and tourists
Border officials are using “enhanced vetting” at ports of entry, prompting American allies such as Germany to update their travel advisories.
Trump shuts down Education Department flanked by school children
Encircled by students seated at desks, the president signed an executive order to dismantle the department in a bid to leave school policy to the states.
How Trump plans to use an ‘autopen’ conspiracy to overturn laws
The president claimed multiple pardons issued by Joe Biden were void because he used a robotpen, embracing a baseless right-wing theory.
Why the MAGA faithful could bring down Trump
The president is entering new and dangerous territory as he pushes ahead with inflation-raising tariffs that could hit US consumers.
The only question now is how Trump gets rid of Musk
Having given the billionaire more power than any private figure in US history, the president is watching his benefactor turn into an albatross.
Trump buys a new Tesla on White House driveway to support Musk
The move came as the electric car company faces blowback due to the chief executive’s work to advance the president’s agenda and cut public service jobs.
ASX heads towards correction as investors sell out of choppy waters
Bell Potter’s Richard Coppleson said it would take more time for a wild market to burn itself out as optimism about Donald Trump’s economic policies soured.