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Trump’s tariffs raise risk of global recession this year to 60 per cent, JP Morgan warns

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.

  • by Eir Nolsoe and Louis Goss

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‘Someone has to pay’: Battle-weary Australian fashion labels bruised by Trump tariffs

‘Someone has to pay’: Battle-weary Australian fashion labels bruised by Trump tariffs

Australian fashion brands expect a hit on the $28 billion industry, but some canny business leaders are looking for upside in the turmoil.

  • by Jessica Yun
Melting down: Trump has put America on the road to a deep economic crisis

Melting down: Trump has put America on the road to a deep economic crisis

Donald Trump thought markets would help beat his victims into submission. Instead, they have turned on him.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The fine print costing Australians a pay rise

The fine print costing Australians a pay rise

It’s a clause in job contracts costing one in five Australians. Here’s why banning it is a boon to more than just our salaries.

  • by Millie Muroi
There will be tariffs on Australian wine, but it’s not all bad news

There will be tariffs on Australian wine, but it’s not all bad news

What might Trump’s “Liberation Day” mean for the local industry?

  • by Gemma Grant
Donald Trump’s dumb war just got much, much dumber
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Donald Trump’s dumb war just got much, much dumber

Donald Trump has just announced the most self-destructive set of policies in modern American economic history.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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WiseTech a case of ‘issues in the bedroom migrating to the boardroom’: ASIC

WiseTech a case of ‘issues in the bedroom migrating to the boardroom’: ASIC

The corporate cop says it will take an interest if alleged misbehaviour starts to affect good governance.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
This is one of America’s most shocking economic defeats in 40 years

This is one of America’s most shocking economic defeats in 40 years

A photo taken on the weekend shows just how much the world is uniting to fight back against Donald Trump’s damaging trade war.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Dutton wants to know if you’re better off now. It’s a trick question

Dutton wants to know if you’re better off now. It’s a trick question

The opposition leader’s question is so seductive to people who don’t follow politics and the economy, and don’t want to use their grey matter.

  • by Ross Gittins
Debt and deficit: Labor’s budget naysayers ignore the cold hard facts

Debt and deficit: Labor’s budget naysayers ignore the cold hard facts

When it comes to the budget, there’s been an element of good management as well as good luck, for which Chalmers and Albanese deserve some credit.

  • by Ross Gittins
Grieving Australians are suffering because of super fund failure: ASIC

Grieving Australians are suffering because of super fund failure: ASIC

The corporate watchdog has blasted top superannuation executives for failing to prioritise grieving families when paying out their members’ death benefits.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey

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