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ASX dives, following Wall Street’s slump as Trump doubles down on tariffs
The Australian sharemarket is trading sharply lower after President Donald Trump’s decision to push through tariffs on top trading partners sent US stocks to their biggest loss of the year.
- Staff reporters
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ASX falls, dragged down by miners; Woolworths plunges
The Australian sharemarket closed lower today dragged by miners, as a slew of disappointing company results weighed on investor sentiment.
- Cindy Yin
- Opinion
- Putin's Russia
Brace for the return of Russian commodities? They never really left
The West’s sanctions around oil exports and other commodities from the Putin regime are crumbling — in reality, if not in law yet. And the stakes are huge.
- Javier Blas
- Opinion
- Wall Street
King of chaos: Wall Street is losing faith in Donald Trump
The Wall Street honeymoon Donald Trump experienced in the initial months of his new administration appears to be ending.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Economic colony: Trump’s secret plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold
Donald Trump’s demand for an $800 billion “payback” from Ukraine goes far beyond US control over the country’s critical minerals.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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ASX closes higher despite falls in mining stocks stoked by Trump tariffs
The Australian sharemarket closed higher on Wednesday, as a surge in technology stocks helped to make up for slump in mining and energy companies’ shares.
- Cindy Yin
Have sanctions hurt Putin’s war machine? It’s not that simple
As US President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, questions about the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia and their future will come under renewed scrutiny.
- Patricia Cohen
End of an era: Russian gas stops flowing into Europe
Russia’s last major gas corridor into Europe has been shut down by Ukraine and the move could substantially reduce Russia’s revenue from energy sales.
- Marc Santora, Andrew Higgins and Mike Ives
- Opinion
- Coffee
Order your espresso now for a bumpy year in coffee, oil and other commodities
Coffee will be more expensive in 2025, and anyone trading or observing energy and commodity markets into the new year will need caffeine to survive.
- Javier Blas
The proof is in the plum pudding: bid to buy up WA produce
Stonefruit WA chair Anthony Caccetta has encouraged shoppers to buy fruit from “trees down the road, not across the Nullabor” as 250 lines of produce fail border controls.
- Claire Ottaviano
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