Global economy
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- Donald Trump
Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to markets. It could get much worse
If you think the stock market gyrations of the last few days are terrifying, just wait.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Chalmers calls emergency economy meeting to deal with Trump tariff dump
The treasurer has called in RBA governor Michele Bullock, treasury secretary Steven Kennedy and other key financial regulars to respond to the global financial chaos.
- Matthew Knott, Shane Wright and David Crowe
- Opinion
- Trade
Trump’s shadow is electoral kryptonite to the voters Dutton needs most
Donald Trump is anathema to the educated, affluent voters in the once-Liberal strongholds the Coalition needs to win back to seize power.
- Christopher Pyne
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s trade war is bad, but how bad is up to the rest of us
What matters most is the indirect effect on Australia from Trump’s attempts to start a trade war with the other big economies.
- Ross Gittins
Trump’s tariffs raise risk of global recession this year to 60 per cent, JP Morgan warns
America’s biggest investment bank has torn up its growth forecasts for the US after global stocks tumbled.
- Eir Nolsoe and Louis Goss
New world order: Trump’s tariff attack sparks global recession fears
His trade secretary says a recession would be “worth it” to restructure the US economy, while Trump plays it down but admits there could be bumps.
- Michael Koziol
From Gaga to tradwives: Signs of economic doom, according to the internet
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Australian economy is on the up and up, but social media tells a different tale. Welcome to the world of “recession indicators”.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Updated
- Interest rates
Fed keeps interest rates on hold, warns of Trump ‘uncertainty’
The Fed said it still anticipates two rate cuts by the end of the year but chair Jerome Powell said uncertainty about the economy is “unusually elevated” as it waits to see the impact of Trump’s policies.
- Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
Can Australian small businesses survive Trump turmoil?
Donald Trump has roiled markets and economies across the globe with his policies. What does it mean for Australia’s small businesses?
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump’s Putin charade insults our intelligence
Donald Trump is snatching Western defeat from the jaws of victory in Ukraine. He is extending a lifeline to a struggling war criminal running out of ways to fund his mischief.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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