Trade wars
Opinion
Sharemarket
How Wall Street and the Fed could derail Trump’s MAGA plans
Sharemarket investors were initially excited about the president-elect’s return to the White House but Jerome Powell quickly became the party pooper.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Foreign relations
Biden, Xi to meet in Peru as PM arrives amid fears of Trump trade war
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived at an economic summit in Peru that is being overshadowed by the world leader who isn’t there – Donald Trump.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Rise of the hawks: Trump’s first appointments don’t bode well for China
Donald Trump’s administration is starting to take shape, and his appointees to key positions have something in common: they’re well-known China hawks.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Albanese flies to South America on trade rescue mission after Trump victory
The prime minister is seeking to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping within days to shore up a $327 billion economic relationship.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
World markets
Trump sent markets soaring but there was one danger sign
Amid the near-euphoria in financial markets that erupted when it became clear that Donald Trump had regained the US presidency, there was one warning sign.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Inside China
Tight US election casts a shadow over China’s economic planning
Xi’s key policymakers are meeting to discuss a large fiscal stimulus package, knowing that the US election outcome could have threatening implications.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Donald Trump has set off alarm bells in Europe and China
The EU and China are hastily drawing up their plans for retaliation should Trump win next week’s US election and press ahead with his plans to launch a global trade war.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Gold
Gold’s record run is being fuelled by wars, debt and Donald Trump
Something odd has happened to the gold price this year. It has been unstoppable, rising to record levels as it decoupled from its traditional anchors.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
IMF
The Trump shadow hovers as the global economy breaks apart
In the US and Russia this week, two meetings are being held at a critical moment for the global economy. In the background is Donald Trump.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
US Votes 2024
‘I was always very good at mathematics’: Trump goes all in on his tariffs
Praising his maths skills, Trump rebuts criticism that his tax cuts and tariff plans will swell US deficits and debt, lower growth and lead to higher inflation.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Opinion
Europe opens an EV front in the world’s escalating trade wars
The European Union has followed through on its threat to impose heavy tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China, raising the prospect of Chinese retaliation.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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