Trump diplomacy
Trump’s trade chief admits US ‘running up the score’ with tariffs on Australia
Jamieson Greer was caught in a heated exchange about why the US whacked tariffs on Australian goods despite already enjoying a trade surplus with its close ally and defence partner.
- Michael Koziol
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- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Why did so many people delude themselves about Trump?
Wall Street mistook skill for intelligence. Now we are all suffering.
- Michelle Goldberg
- Analysis
- China relations
In this game of tariff chicken, China has little to lose
Long gone are the heady days of January, when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping spoke of solving the world’s problems together.
- Lisa Visentin
- Visual Analysis
- Trade wars
Trump took a massive swing on tariffs against China. It may cost him personally
After announcing global tariffs that sent sharemarkets into a spin, Donald Trump went golfing. The impacts of his trade war should have been glaringly obvious.
- Millie Muroi
- Updated
- Trade wars
‘Mistake on top of mistake’: China responds to Trump’s threats, vowing to ‘fight to the end’
Beijing has hit back at Donald Trump’s threats of more tariffs with a threat of its own.
- Michael Koziol
Donald Trump’s sharemarket bloodbath hits Australians’ savings
Retirement savings are taking a beating, and economists predict equity prices will fall further.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s tariffs: Friends with few benefits and foes with plenty
The Australian government was confident about an exemption from Trump’s trade imposts but as it turned out, that privilege was reserved only for enemies.
- Peter Hartcher
Black Monday, COVID-19: Here are some of the market’s biggest drops
Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are starting to hurt local investors, but the latest dive isn’t the first time the ASX has seen a sharp one-day fall.
- Gemma Grant and Dominic Powell
‘Your question is so stupid’: Trump reacts to market fallout after weekend of golf
As world markets crashed, Trump spent much of the weekend golfing in Florida, where he claimed to have won another tournament.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Trump's America
How the West was lost by Trump, a predator upon his own allies
Donald Trump has abandoned any meaningful notion of “the West” and, with it, America’s role as “leader of the free world”.
- George Brandis
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