May
Devil in the detail on China-Trump deal. Australia can afford to wait
Australia should be content to sit on the sidelines for now and see what the outcomes are for other US deals.
Trump claims ‘total reset’ after US-China trade talks
Trump said “GREAT PROGRESS MADE” after the first day of US and China trade talks in Geneva, but details remain scarce amid deep distrust and record-high tariffs.
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.
April
China’s March exports jump in temporary boost amid trade war
Exports rose 12.4 per cent year-on-year, a five-month high, beating 4.4 per cent growth expected in a Reuters poll of economists.
EU warns of taxing US big tech if Trump trade talks fail
The European Commission president says she wants a “balanced” deal but could hit US services in retaliation.
Beijing seeks to build alliances against US
Europe and South-East Asian countries are the best hope for China as it looks to build on commercial and strategic relationships in the region and beyond.
Only Trump’s tariffs can fix a rigged global trading system
After decades of cheating the United States, world leaders should know this: tariffs are just the beginning.
Why Trump is plotting a global return to the 1930s
The US president wants to unwind decades of economic integration. The risk of a Depression-era trade war is causing markets to panic.
Trump trade risks go back to the 1890s
The president’s American tariff hero William McKinley shows how this new trade war will go wrong.
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
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.
How do tariffs work? Who pays, who collects and more
Donald Trump has rattled economies and markets with punitive levies on goods from the US’ largest trade partners. But why is he doing it?
February
Bob Carr blasts Labor’s steady-as-she-goes policy on Trump
Former Labor foreign minister warns Australia and other US allies need to wake up to ‘tectonic shift’ that Donald Trump’s agenda represents
Ally Japan seeks exemption from Trump’s tariffs
Tokyo joins Canberra among those trying to avoid the US president’s aggressive “reciprocal” tariffs announced last week.
EU plans Trump-style import ban on food
Brussels wants to block farm products containing prohibited pesticides from the United States, a policy similar to Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” trade policy.
Trump moves to shatter rules of global trade
Nearly all countries with trade ties with the United States would be affected, experts said, and could set off furious negotiations around the world.
Expect Trump’s trade war to leave more bite marks next time
The quick apparent resolution will encourage Trump to keep strong-arming other friends and foes into doing whatever by threatening their access to the American market.
October 2024
Trump or Harris, America’s Asia trade strategy won’t change
Whoever wins next week’s election, Asia’s international economic diplomatic challenge remains the same: to keep the global multilateral trade enterprise alive.
How Australia can help save rules-based trade
The global trading system of trade rules faces its gravest crisis since its inception. There is a way out and Australia can help.
September 2024
China’s had deflation before. This is what it needs to do this time
Balance sheet issues were central to the contraction in previous deflationary episodes, and the resolution of these was key. Policymakers should focus on that.