Trump's White House
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- Global economy
GFC or UFC? This economic prize-fight has us all on the edge of our seats
Economics is no longer boring. Trump’s decision to pick a fight with China is a heavyweight bout for the ages.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
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- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
Why Australia’s well-placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm
Westpac’s chief economist explains why the US president’s tariff fixation will hurt America much more than it will hurt other countries.
- Peter FitzSimons
Trump to exclude some electronics, like smartphones and laptops, from tariffs
The exemption seemed to reflect the US president’s realisation that his China tariffs are unlikely to shift more manufacturing of such electronic gadgets to the US any time soon.
- Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke
Trump undergoes physical and cognitive exams, says he has ‘a very good soul’
The soon-to-be 79-year-old, who is a fan of pizza, KFC and Big Macs, spent several hours being poked and prodded by the doctors at Walter Reed Medical Centre.
- Jeff Mason, Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal
Trump envoy proposes dividing Ukraine like Berlin after World War II
Donald Trump’s two foreign envoys, General Keith Kellogg and Steve Witkoff, propose ceasefire conditions more appealing to Vladimir Putin.
- Benedict Smith and Verity Bowman
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- World markets
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
Musk’s latest DOGE savings goal seems to be short a few zeros
Elon Musk initially promised to cut $US2 trillion from the federal budget. He now appears to have set the goal lower for a second time.
- David A. Fahrenthold and Maggie Haberman
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
- Opinion
- Trade wars
‘Drip, drip, drip’: How Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tariff plan gave the world a cold shower
A week ago, Donald Trump announced Liberation Day. We’ve moved to un-Liberation Day and the world is still reeling.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s trade vision? Been there. Wore the saggy undies
People talk about growing up behind the Iron Curtain, but I grew up behind a Tariff Curtain.
- Richard Glover
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