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Having a refrigerator was a point of pride, particularly if you had paid it off.

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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Donald Trump holds up his chart of “reciprocal tariffs” at the announcement event in Washington.

Australia must bolster other partnerships as Trump pursues magical thinking

The effects of Donald Trump’s tariffs on China and our other Asian trading partners will have inescapable economic consequences for us.

  • The Age's View
US President Donald Trump, left, and Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary last month.

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
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a meeting in Paris on Thursday with representatives of industries affected by the US tariffs.

‘Brutal’: Macron vows to protect Europe after US lands shock trade blow

The French president has called on EU nations to stop all investment in the United States after Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent tariff on European imports.

  • James Crisp, Nick Squires, James Rothwell and Sarah Newey
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Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Donald Trump’s decision on tariffs is another reminder that he has cast aside old friends and embraced traditional US enemies, Russia most conspicuously.

  • Peter Hartcher
There’s a rush to build data centres to capture the boom in AI.

US looks to invest billions in AI data centres. Australia may miss out

Australia is a favoured destination for investment but faces roadblocks in copyright laws, as well as a fickle White House, according to industry experts in New York.

  • Michael Koziol
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A new app is helping Canadians to avoid American products on supermarket shelves.
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How to buy local in Canada

A new app is helping Canadians to avoid American products on supermarket shelves.

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One.

Trump’s tariff plan called out in Congress as ‘insult to Australians’

US congressman Joe Courtney said that “what we’re seeing is a completely needless, almost insult, to the people of Australia”.

  • Michael Koziol
Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada is positioned as anti-drugs. It’s really about something else.

Trump has lobbed a trade bomb at Canada. It may just blow up in his face

Canadians are naturally wondering why their long-standing status as close neighbours, friends, allies and partners seems to count for nothing.

  • Michael Koziol
Australian super funds are investing billions of dollars in assets and infrastructure overseas.

How your superannuation is becoming one of Australia’s biggest exports

There’s one major Australian export that is increasingly everywhere, but goes almost unnoticed, and it’s growing by the day.

  • Alex Joiner

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