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Trade wars, market jolts: What a Trump win means for Australia

Trade wars, market jolts: What a Trump win means for Australia

The tax and economic policies of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will have profound effects for Australian investors, exporters and US subsidiaries.

The polls may be incredibly close, but Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are worlds apart. With just days left to run in the US presidential election campaign, the candidates are offering two strikingly different visions on the issue US voters say matters most to them: the economy.

If Trump wins on November 5, US tariffs go aggressively higher while corporate taxes head lower than they have been in decades.

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Matthew Cranston
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondentMatthew Cranston was The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent.
Trudy Harris
Trudy HarrisDeputy world editorTrudy Harris is deputy world editor at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Trudy on Twitter. Email Trudy at trudy.harris@afr.com

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