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Trump's America
The Trump iceberg has struck China. America is bracing for it
China is already feeling the effects of Donald Trump’s trade war and has been forced to take action. It is a different story in the US.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Property market
Buying a house is hard now but it could get much worse
We could easily see housing prices rise into double-digit territory by year’s end if the NAB’s rate call is correct.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Australia votes
The climate won’t change for the Liberals without more women and fewer oldies
The Liberal Party is the Holden Commodore of politics. And it’s not roadworthy.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Trade wars
Now it’s Hollywood’s turn for a Trump scorching
If Donald Trump’s latest tariff thought bubble is as damaging as most expect, his resuscitation of the US movie industry will have more of a palliative feel.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Interest rates
The Fed is waiting for the fog of Trump’s trade war to lift
The outcome of the rate-setting meeting is predictable because the outlook for the US economy is so unpredictable, thanks to the chaos from Trump’s trade war.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Interest rates
Dutton’s election campaign rout lets RBA off the hook
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock must be breathing a quiet sigh of relief now the Albanese government has been triumphantly returned to office.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Putin's Russia
The tables have turned – and Putin’s country is now in dire trouble
The alarm bells are ringing for the Russian president as he tries to hold together an exhausted war economy.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Australia votes
Young people will decide the next PM – and the winner is already clear
Gen Z and Millennials are increasingly turning their backs on the major parties.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Trade wars
Trump says Biden is to blame for America’s shrinking economy. The data says otherwise
The US president blames his predecessor for the sharemarket slump and the fall in America’s GDP. In reality, it’s the “dumbest trade war in history” that’s responsible.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Trade wars
It’s chess, not checkers: China can play the long game against Trump
Donald Trump thinks trade is a zero-sum game. Xi Jinping appears happy to wait for the trade war to backfire on the US president.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Income tax
Don’t be fooled. Ever-higher defence spending means ever-higher taxes
We’re spending about $56 billion a year on defence and that’s going to rise sharply, no matter who’s in power. Does anyone really think this won’t lead to income tax hikes?
- by Ross Gittins
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