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Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Stock prices are displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

ASX closes in the red after Wall Street tumbles on US-China tensions

The Australian sharemarket finished a turbulent week in the red, with miners falling after Wall Street slumped overnight.

  • Gemma Grant

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Wall Street soared after US President Donald Trump hit the pause button.

ASX posts $100b rally as it goes from fear to frenzy

The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest jump in five years on Thursday after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II following Donald Trump’s stunning tariffs reversal.

  • Miriam Steffens and Nick Newling
The ASX 200 dropped 1.8 per cent on Wednesday.

$41 billion wiped from ASX as Trump’s tariffs kick in

Shares fell sharply in another turbulent day on Wednesday, as the Trump administration ramped up the pressure on China and imposed its sweeping global tariffs.

  • Clancy Yeates
An electronic display shows financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

ASX rallies after Monday’s carnage; tech, energy stocks soar

The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest gain in more than two years on Tuesday as investors waded back into stocks after the bloodbath on Monday.

  • Staff writers
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The ‘stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

If you’re wondering why your superannuation is shrinking or why the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates next month, blame US President Donald Trump.

  • Shane Wright
Liberation Day, or should it be “liquidation day”? Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have hit workers’ savings.

Donald Trump’s sharemarket bloodbath hits Australians’ savings

Retirement savings are taking a beating, and economists predict equity prices will fall further.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Repercussions from US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements spread across global markets.

Up to four rate cuts on the cards amid $100b wipeout

Australia’s sharemarket plunged 4.2 per cent in a meltdown driven by investors’ fears that an escalating global trade war will drag the United States into recession.

  • Clancy Yeates, Millie Muroi, Dominic Powell and Shane Wright

Close to $80b wiped off ASX in two days amid tariff carnage

The Australian sharemarket dropped sharply again on Friday amid growing fears Donald Trump’s trade war will inflict a hefty toll on the world economy.

  • Clancy Yeates
Keeping calm and not panic selling will help you ride out any volatility.

ASX slumps as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ rattles global markets

The Australian sharemarket has endured a painful session, with investors torching $21 billion, after Donald Trump unveiled his highly anticipated tariffs that could drastically remake the global economy.

  • Clancy Yeates
Wall Street is swinging on Tuesday.

Property stocks lift ASX on eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

The Australian sharemarket closed in positive territory on Wednesday even as investors brace for the introduction of Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs.

  • Gemma Grant

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