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Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have announced a trade deal

Starmer’s ‘nothing’ deal with Trump is a warning sign for Albanese

Both leaders claimed a much-needed political win. Given the Trump administration’s desire to keep most tariffs in place, that might be all that’s up for grabs.

  • Michael Koziol

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Vice President J.D. Vance, President Donald Trump and British ambassador Peter Mandelson applaud a trade deal between the UK and US.

Trump promised he would do deals on trade. Now he’s struck his first one

The agreement will make it easier for American goods to get into the UK - and will grant some tariff relief to British cars landing in the US.

  • Michael Koziol
Australian ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles.

‘A tax on Bluey’: Rudd mocks Trump’s movie tariffs

Australia’s ambassador to the US lampooned the proposed movie tariffs and ridiculed the Trump administration’s bid to impose 10 per cent tariffs on uninhabited islands.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump backed away from his pledge to strike new trade deals with America’s trading partners.

Trump sours on trade deals, says he’ll set a price to ‘shop’ in the US

The American president likened the US to a “super luxury store” – and said that if you want to buy, you’ll have to pay.

  • Michael Koziol
Ninth generation farmer Caleb Ragland on his property in Magnolia, Kentucky.

‘We don’t want to be the sacrificial lamb’: The farmers hurt by Trump’s tariffs

Caleb Ragland voted Republican three times and doesn’t regret it. But he is about to plant a field of crops that China loves to buy – and he is very worried.

  • Michael Koziol
Apple has spent decades building a finely calibrated supply chain in China.

The contradictions in Trump’s trade policies are on display

Donald Trump’s exemption of electronic goods from his tariffs highlights the inconsistency, lack of logic and the risks for the US in the way he is pursuing his trade war on everyone.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

ASX closes in the red after Wall Street tumbles on US-China tensions

The Australian sharemarket finished a turbulent week in the red, with miners falling after Wall Street slumped overnight.

  • Gemma Grant
US President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting on Thursday (Friday AEST).

Trump’s tariffs on China are actually 145 per cent, White House clarifies

Meanwhile, the president said countries initially hit with a 10 per cent tariff – such as Australia – could negotiate a lower rate depending on what they offered the US.

  • Michael Koziol
Wall Street soared after US President Donald Trump hit the pause button.

ASX posts $100b rally as it goes from fear to frenzy

The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest jump in five years on Thursday after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II following Donald Trump’s stunning tariffs reversal.

  • Miriam Steffens and Nick Newling
The ASX 200 dropped 1.8 per cent on Wednesday.

$41 billion wiped from ASX as Trump’s tariffs kick in

Shares fell sharply in another turbulent day on Wednesday, as the Trump administration ramped up the pressure on China and imposed its sweeping global tariffs.

  • Clancy Yeates

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