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US President Donald Trump on Air Force One on Friday. He says he has no plans to speak with Elon Musk and isn’t thinking about the Tesla boss.

Has Trump created an opportunity for the euro to displace the US dollar?

Donald Trump’s trade wars may have opened a window of opportunity for the European Union to realise a long-held ambition: establishing the euro as the world’s reserve currency.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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The escalation of a US-China trade war could have flow-on effects to Australia.

The US and China thrashed out their trade fight for 20 hours. Here’s what they agreed to

In a new round of negotiations that were sparked by a phone call between the US president and his Chinese counterpart, officials emerged vowing to resurrect a fragile truce.

  • Lisa Visentin
AUSIEX wants to make trading bonds as easy as buying BHP shares.

ASX edges above 8600 points after US and China extend trade truce

The Australian sharemarket was trading higher after US and China agreed on a plan to ease trade tensions after two days of talks, but gains were muted.

  • Staff writers
Chinese President Xi Jinping has a weapon more powerful in the trade war than Donald Trump’s tariffs.

It’s clear who has greater leverage in the trade talks. It’s not Trump

In the trade negotiations between China and the US, the focus has switched from tariffs to export controls as it becomes clear America can’t go without one crucial China export.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
COMAC Chinese-built passenger plane - a jigsaw of components from existing makers of airliners like Boeing and Airbus.

‘Prisoner’s dilemma’: How China is using the West to try and rule the skies

China’s Great Leap Skyward has the potential to shake up global aviation, but first its premier commercial airliner must fully get off the ground.

  • Chris Zappone
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week suggested that a call between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping might be necessary to break the deadlock.

Xi plots next move in trade war with chips, tariffs at stake

The Chinese leader appears to be betting that a reset in ties with the US will lead to tangible wins ahead, including tariff reductions, an easing of export controls, and a generally more civil tone.

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Bobbie chief executive Laura Modi is in a difficult position.

‘Betrayal’: She built a cult baby business, then RFK Jr came calling

Laura Modi’s baby formula company Bobbie grew quickly as a science-based brand that was ingredient-conscious. But her decision to align herself with the Trump administration set off a firestorm.

  • Alisha Haridasani Gupta
Jim Walker with his cattle on his property at Rawsonville just outside Dubbo.

As Albanese plans Trump talks, Jim is worried about his farm

The prime minister has declared he will never imperil Australia’s prized strict biosecurity standards in his tariff negotiations with the president.

  • Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
US President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka in 2019.

Trump agrees to visit China after ice-breaking call with Xi

The US president said he had accepted an invitation to visit Beijing after the call with his China counterpart – their first since he returned to power in January.

  • Michael Koziol and Lisa Visentin
Donald Trump speaks from the McDonald’s drive-thru window in Pennsylvania.

Albanese to put beef on the table in Trump trade talks

The government is aiming to secure a carve-out from steel and aluminum tariffs which Trump unexpectedly doubled last week at a rally in Pennsylvania.

  • Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley

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