Trade wars
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump set to unleash a lot of pain as he fails to learn from history
Donald Trump and his advisers are proving to have very selective memories. His latest move will benefit few but hurt many.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Trump’s top trade adviser: ‘Australia is killing our aluminium market’
The comments come less than 24 hours after the US president held out hope of a tariff exemption for Australian steel and aluminium.
- Michael Koziol
- Analysis
- Trade
We’re on Trumpian time now. Albanese’s win could last five minutes or five years
Anthony Albanese just survived round one in a political boxing match against Donald Trump – a bout that has him at constant risk of a knockout blow before the election.
- David Crowe
Australia’s road to US tariffs (or out of them) runs through this man
A billionaire financier who lost more than 650 employees and his brother in the September 11 attacks, Howard Lutnick is US President Donald Trump’s “tariff man”.
- Michael Koziol
PM books urgent call with Trump to spare Australia from new tariffs
The prime minister’s office said that Albanese was due to speak to the US president within 24 hours on a call that was arranged before the news of the tariffs.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Trump is intensifying his trade war. Australia may not be immune
Donald Trump is backing up his belief that tariff “is the most beautiful word in the dictionary”.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘We’re prepared’: Europe has Trump playbook ready to roll, sources say
The European Union’s so-called Trump task force spent 2024 preparing for a possible trade dispute. Specifics are secret, but guiding principles are becoming clear.
- Jeanna Smialek
Four ways Australians will feel Trump’s tariffs on China
Donald Trump says tariffs will make Americans as rich as hell. They are likely to push Australians into financial purgatory.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump tightens screws on Chinese giants by shutting 87-year-old loophole
Donald Trump’s torrent of executive orders since taking office have sparked confusion and chaos. Now China’s e-commerce superstars Temu and Shein are in his crosshairs.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Inside China
China’s ‘Mr Big’ is playing a dangerous game with Trump
Dealing with an unpredictable, domineering Trump is not for everyone. Is Xi Jinping up for the fight?
- Shuli Ren
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