Bonds
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- Trump's America
The world is more scared of Trump than America is
The Trump circus is in full swing, but Wall Street is surprisingly brushing it off.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Out for blood: Trump’s reckless witch-hunt could trigger financial chaos
The president is getting increasingly desperate as he looks to push out the head of the Federal Reserve. If he is successful, the consequences will be severe.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- Shares
ASX slides; Gold and real estate stocks fall
Miners posted a session to forget after US President Donald Trump said he will move to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper, a metal in huge demand.
- Frances Howe
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- Shares
ASX flat after rates hold surprise, mining giants slump
The Australian sharemarket edged slightly lower, with big miners weighing down the bourse after Donald Trump made fresh tariff threats overnight.
- Staff reporters
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- Sharemarket
ASX closes lower as investors weigh potential rate cuts and fresh tariff uncertainty
Australia’s sharemarket lost ground on Monday as Trump shifted his tariff deadline again.
- Angus Delaney
- Opinion
- Federal Reserve
Trump shows his impotence by attacking the Fed chair
The US president, stepping up his assault on Jerome Powell, threatens to replace him with someone who will do what they’re told. But his powers to control the US central bank are limited.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Regulation
Beware the doom loop: New bank rules raise debt fears
America is poised to soften capital requirements for banks so they can buy more government bonds and help finance Donald Trump’s mega budget. It’s a risky move.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Currencies
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
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Master of deception: How Trump is fudging the numbers
The costs of Donald Trump’s proposed One Big Beautiful Bill are being significantly understated by a Republican accounting trick.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- World markets
Why America may never be great again
When J.P. Morgan chief Jamie Dimon speaks, it’s best to pay attention.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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