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Donald Trump’s tariff policies have sent markets on a roller coast ride.

Cheaper fuel? Five ways the market meltdown affects you

Super balances, home loan repayments and the price of petrol could all be affected by the recent mayhem on financial markets.

  • Clancy Yeates

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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
Rather than hiring Wall Street veterans, Simons turned to astrophysicists and mathematicians.

Hello darkness, my old friend: Welcome to Wall Street’s infamous ‘private rooms’

A decade after being engulfed by a controversy, Wall Street’s secretive dark pools are back, and they are getting even darker.

  • Katherine Doherty
Donald Trump … it’s been a week since he launched Liberation Day. It’s been a hell of a ride since then.

‘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
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
While a wash of green on market screens may tempt investors to jump in, analysts are warning against irrational exuberance.

Trump says now is a ‘great time to buy’. Is he right?

While a wash of green on market screens may tempt investors to jump in, analysts are warning against irrational exuberance.

  • William Bennett
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Donald Trump’s radical plan got a reality check from bond markets.

Trump’s sharemarket bonanza and the billionaire bros club

There were many winners in the market frenzy that followed Donald Trump’s about-face, including the US president himself, but his capitulation revealed who is really in charge.

  • Colin Kruger
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Trump said it was a ‘great time to buy’ hours before Wall Street surged $7 trillion on his backflip

Wall Street’s meltdown this month was virtually down to one reason: Trump’s global trade war. And as such, Trump was uniquely situated to do something about it.

  • Carmen Reinicke and Matt Turner
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
An electronic display shows financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

ASX rallies after Monday’s carnage; tech, energy stocks soar

The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest gain in more than two years on Tuesday as investors waded back into stocks after the bloodbath on Monday.

  • Staff writers

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