Yesterday
Trump exempts smartphones from China tariffs in climbdown
The US administration’s move is the first sign of a softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple and Nvidia.
This Month
Could Trump’s tariffs decouple Europe from China, too?
The levies may trigger a strategic diversion of Chinese exports from America to the EU, eventually compelling European governments to respond with their own trade barriers.
There is no cunning theory behind Trump’s tariff plan
The White House cited my classmate’s economic research to justify its reciprocal tariffs – it got the maths wrong. But it gets worse.
China cuts Hollywood films in latest trade salvo
The move signals that Chinese President Xi Jinping could now be targeting American services in the escalating trade war.
Trump sees transition costs after confirming 145pc China tariffs
The levies have surged to a level far above what many economists have said could decimate trade between the world’s two biggest economies.
Europe could end up more like 1980s Qld than 1930s Germany
There’s a problem with being on the lookout for a rerun of the 1930s: you could miss what’s actually happening.
Trump and Xi are locked in a stand-off. Neither wants to blink first
The US hiked tariffs on China, just hours after Beijing did the same. The move endangers both economies and interests around the world.
Trump backs down in global trade war but hits China
The president stunned global investors by announcing a 90-day pause in additional tariffs on most countries, but ramping up levies on China.
Defiant China escalates trade war, raises tariffs on US goods to 84pc
Beijing slapped another 50 per cent tariff on all American imports in direct response to Donald Trump ramping up levies on Chinese goods.
Trump mocks world leaders as huge new tariffs take effect
The president’s aggressive levies on America’s largest trading partners were introduced at 2pm AEST, even as he touted potential deals with some allies.
‘The tsunami is coming’: China’s exports are just getting started
A staggering $3.1 trillion in extra industrial lending is fuelling a continued flood of exports that could be spread even wider across the world by the Trump tariffs.
Clock ticks on Keir Starmer’s cautious Trump strategy
The UK prime minister set himself apart from most other European leaders by taking a pragmatic approach to the US that detractors have accused of being fawning.
Musk splits with Trump on tariffs, wants US-EU free trade zone
The billionaire and presidential adviser told Italy’s League party that he’d like America and Europe to move “to a zero-tariff situation”.
The anti-MAGA hat goes global
The very success of the MAGA hat as a symbol of political allegiance has also made it an effective weapon of the opposition, at least internationally.
Greenland embraces Danish PM after Vance’s disastrous visit
Mette Frederiksen was cheered upon her arrival in the Danish overseas territory, a visit that shows solidarity in the face of repeated US take-over threats.
Trump open to tariff cuts in return for ‘phenomenal’ offers
The president broadly defended his sweeping tariff program despite a massive sell-off in the sharemarket, saying the economic turbulence would settle.
South Korea’s president ousted over martial law fiasco
The constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office four months after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law sparked a prolonged political crisis.
Why Malcolm Turnbull is wrong about AUKUS
Rather than repeatedly reassessing the submarine program, we should concentrate our political and intellectual capital on ensuring it stays the course.
Trump’s reciprocal tariffs to take immediate effect, says White House
The president is set to roll out global tariffs on US trading partners at an event at the White House at 7am AEDT on Thursday.
China holds military exercises around Taiwan in fresh warning
Warships and fighter planes practiced drills, in what Beijing said was a warning to Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te.