Tariff storm roils markets but door opens to do deals
US trade representative Jamieson Greer has assured Australian officials the Trump administration is open to doing a deal, as nearly $57bn was wiped off the local sharemarket on Friday.
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Wesfarmers chair blasts ‘unpredictable’ Trump’s tariffs
Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney fears the untold damage Donald Trump’s tariffs are inflicting on the global economy, describing Washington’s behaviour as ‘appalling’.
US tariffs push region into China’s arms
One likely reason for Donald Trump coming down so hard on Southeast Asian nations is they are seen to have aided and abetted Chinese efforts to circumvent US trade sanctions.
The three fatal flaws in Donald Trump’s tariff fantasy
Trump’s ideal of a self-reliant America is built on economically flawed assumptions. The plan really is bananas.
Liberation day sparks $50bn ASX sell-off
The fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy continued to send shockwaves through the market, wiping out more than $50bn on the local market.
No U-turn despite markets’ carnage
Donald Trump is looking at expanding his reciprocal tariffs despite the largest one-day slump on Wall Street since global Covid lockdowns began in March 2020.
Why Wall St is betting against your mum’s leggings and dad’s Nikes
Investors are beginning to think you might hang on to your Nike runners and your favourite gym tights a little longer in Donald Trump’s tariff war, where consumer prices only go up.
How to deal with Donald Trump’s sharemarket slide
The worst stock market fall since Covid is worrying investors and superannuation savers, so what should you do?
Major bank’s rate cut call after Trump chaos
Australian mortgage holders could get larger and more frequent rate cuts off the back of the Trump tariffs, but an industry expert warns “be careful what you wish for”.
Albo rules out ‘phenomenal offer’ to Trump
Anthony Albanese has hit back after Donald Trump outlined a key condition in exempting local imports from the US’s global tariff fiasco.
Iran’s retreat from Yemen a watershed moment
Nothing betrays Iran’s growing concern of a US confrontation more than its reported withdrawal of all military personnel from Yemen, where they support the Houthi rebels.
Trump tariff folly is delusional nonsense doomed to fail
Trump’s tariffs dominated this week’s headline but the reality is the policy is a nonsense and doomed to fail. The scary thing is the guy actually believes what he is saying.
Kremlin envoy in White House talks as ceasefire splutters
A top Kremlin envoy has completed talks with Donald Trump’s Russia negotiator at the White House, the first high-level meeting in the US since before the Ukraine invasion.
‘No exceptions’: Trump hawk’s last-minute tariff intervention
Until last weekend the tariff fate of America’s AUKUS partners – Australia and the UK – was still not decided. Enter chief White House trade counsellor and tariff hawk Peter Navarro.
The day Trump’s tariffs shook Corporate America
‘I almost couldn’t breathe’: Markets tumble and executives scramble to grasp the scope and size of Trump’s trade barriers.
ASX 200 now in correction as $57bn wiped out
Key market index now 10 per cent below February 14 record close as tariff fears hit investors. Woodside, Santos lead energy slump. Banks and miners also in the red.
Bewildered: Trump tariffs trigger biggest Wall St wipeout since 2020
Wall Street has lost $US3 trillion as investors grapple with Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff plan.
How Trump tariffs will impact Aus car prices
Donald Trump’s huge tariffs on imported goods will hit the global car industry hard. And it could mean big changes in Australia.
Dutton vows to remove Port of Darwin from Chinese ownership
Peter Dutton will immediately boot out the Chinese-owned company from the strategic Port of Darwin if he wins the May 3 election and appoint an Australian government-approved operator or acquire the lease interest using powerful Commonwealth acquisition powers.
Have we just reached Peak Trump?
He commands all he surveys. Foreign nations plead for redress. Trump’s performance was hard to match. Peak Trump? Perhaps. Pure Trump? One hundred per cent.
Trump insists US to emerge ‘stronger’ as markets tumble over tariffs
Donald Trump said the US economy would emerge ‘far stronger’ after tariffs, as Emmanuel Macron called for a suspension of investment in the US.
Blame ‘unfriendly’ Trump tariffs on Albanese, Rudd
Albanese needs to consider his own lack of initiative before he blames Trump. In fact, it appears Australia fared better in the tariff war than other countries.
Trump ‘Liberation Day’ was expected but full of risk
Tariff decision cannot be seen outside the bigger geopolitical forces.
Albo reveals five-point plan to fight tariffs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his five-point plan to combat US President Donald Trump’s new tariff measures against Australia.
100pc disorder: PM seeks critical minerals path out of tariffs chaos
Anthony Albanese is working on a plan to stockpile key critical minerals to use as strategic leverage with Donald Trump amid expectations the US President could remove the 10 per cent tariff on Australian products within months.
US tariffs damaging but Americans will suffer: Aussie farmers
Donald Trump’s tariffs are damaging but Americans may hurt the most, say Australia’s farmers and meat producers, as they back the decision not to retaliate – or dumb down biosecurity.
A sham justification totally lacking credibility
Donald Trump’s 10 per cent tariffs on Australia show his appeals to reciprocal trade were a sham and that the process undertaken by the administration lacked credibility.
What’s the beef? ‘We can’t risk clean, green image’
Why beef farmers with skin in Donald Trump’s tariff game would rather a fight than giving ground on biosecurity.
‘But we export nothing’: Norfolk Islanders puzzled by Trump’s 29pc tariff
Norfolk Island’s 2200 inhabitants have found themselves as unlikely adversaries in Donald Trump’s global trade war.
Tariff volatility sparks rethink on bond issues
Thursday’s market volatility linked to US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement has caused Australian corporates to rethink about raising money through the bond market.
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