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RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers with an IMF logo.

EconomyCommentsInflation fight not over as Trump trade storm brews

Australia will have close to the highest inflation among developed nations next year even as the global economy teeters on the brink through a trade storm and surging public debt, the IMF predicts.

Matt Mckenzie

China has warned other countries it will retaliate if deals with the US are done at China’s expense.

World PoliticsComments‘China will not accept it’: Beijing's chilling warning

China has issued a warning, saying it will retaliate against countries that cooperate with the US in ways that compromise Beijing’s interests, as the trade war threatens to embroil other nations.

Evelyn Cheng

The Resolution Copper mine is among a list of 10 projects to be granted “Fast-41” status, according to a government press release issued late Friday. 

MiningPremiumFast track for major copper mine

BHP and Rio Tinto have secured a big win for a major copper mine planned in Arizona.

Donald Trump says China has been in touch with the US since the imposition of tariffs. (AP PHOTO)

trade disputeTrump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end

"I don't want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where people don't buy," Donald Trump says of the tariffs he has imposed on China.

Trevor Hunnicutt

Glenn Jacka from Limeburners and Giniversity, spirits manufacturer Great Southern Distilling Co.

TRADE MISSIONLocal brews and spirits sampled by international buyers

International delegates sampled some of the best craft alcohol the Great Southern has to offer at the inaugural WA Craft Beer and Spirits Innovation Trade Showcase in Perth on April 1

Melissa Sheil

BHP CEO Mike Henry

MiningBHP dodges tariffs blow but watching China for slowdown

Mining giant BHP says it expects to see little fallout on its operations from Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs but is more concerned by whether it could pull the handbrake on economic growth.

Daniel Newell

US President Donald Trump's administration has closed a trade loophole used by websites like Temu. (AP PHOTO)

TradeShein and Temu to hike prices over US trade policies

Online retailers Temu and Shein have warned their US customers that they will be increasing prices of their products from next week.

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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang

TradePremiumNew US limits on China exports to cost Nvidia $8.7b

Tech giant faces new US restrictions on the export of its H20 chip to China, a change to cost the company billions and hamstring a product it explicitly designed to comply with previous curbs.

Nick Turner and Mackenzie Hawkins

All this talk of tariffs has stirred up a passionate defence of our local producers and manufacturing industries. It’s also a time to remember what we have right on our doorstep.

Your MoneyCommentsBoxing clever for the local little guys amid trade wars

All this talk of tariffs has stirred up a passionate defence of our local producers and manufacturing industries. It’s also a time to remember what we have right on our doorstep.

Daniel Newell

Chinese actories re pitching direct to US consumers to avoid the 145 per cent tariffs on luxury goods.

RetailCommentsPremiumHow China’s factories are mocking Trump on TikTok

TikTok users in the US are being inundated with videos from Chinese influencers encouraging American buyers to overcome punitive Trump tariffs by buying direct from the ‘world’s factory’ — China.

Bloomberg

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is warning about the impact of a potential global trade war. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessTariffs could 'disrupt global economic order'

Japan's prime minister is warning the fallout from the US tariff war has the potential to "disrupt the global economic order".

Leika Kihara and Satoshi Sugiyama

A late-night tariff exclusion provided welcome relief to major technology firms such as Apple. But the US now says it is only temporary.

TradeCommentsPremiumTrump’s ‘temporary’ relief adds to tech tariff confusion

Smartphones, computers and other electronic devices that won exemptions from some US tariffs will be part of a forthcoming levy on semiconductors, the US has said.

Josh Wingrove

US President Donald Trump had previously paused most country-specific tariffs for 90 days. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsUS excludes smartphones and computers from tariffs

US President Donald Trump's administration is exempting smartphones and computers from tariffs including steep duties against Chinese goods.

Staff Writers

The US president has paused tariff hikes for 90 days to allow countries to reach bilateral deals. (AP PHOTO)

tariffPremiumTrump's trade team chases 90 deals in 90 days

US President Donald Trump's trade team is chasing 90 deals in 90 days and experts say good luck with that.

David Lawder and Andrea Shalal

Donald Trump’s policies are tearing through global markets

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One-man wrecking ball Trump swings by for MAGA market chaos

One person has never wreaked so much economic damage in so short a time. And the overwhelming conclusion is that the chaotic tariffs rollout could keep markers on edge for months.

Sean Smith

Alf the Label’s Luke and Sophie Doyle.

RetailPremium ‘Every day it changes’: WA retailer stuck in tariff limbo

A micro Fremantle retailer has spent days trying to stay across whiplash tariff decisions that threaten to cut off a hugely lucrative new market the business had found selling its upmarket baby bags in the US.

Simone Grogan

Donald Trump's Administration say China tariffs are now 145 per cent.

TradeComments‘Transition difficulty’: Trump hikes China tariff to 145pc

US President Donald Trump has spoken out about ‘transition difficulty’ after his ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement, now hiking China’s tariff rate to 145 per cent.

Max Corstorphan

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at an event with auto racing champions shortly after announcing he is pausing tariffs.

The NightlyInside the 18 hours that changed Trump’s mind on tariffs

INSIDE STORY: From Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon, Trump and his trade advisers spoke to several Republican lawmakers and top foreign leaders who raised concerns about the faltering global markets.

Michael Birnbaum, Natalie Allison, Cat Zakrzewski

Goldman Sachs is rescinding its recession forecast and reverting to its previous baseline estimate for the economy to grow in 2025.

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Trump tariff backflip lights raging fire under Aussie stocks

Australian shares have skyrocketed after US President Donald Trump declared a 90-day tariff pause for many countries, bringing some relief to investors.

Daniel Newell

Critics are questioning the ethics of Donald Trump's "buy" tip before his pausing of tariffs. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumTrump 'buy' call on social media before tariffs pause

Was Donald Trump already contemplating the tariff pause when he made a social media post saying now is a great time to "buy"?

Bernard Condon

Mr Trump announced the pause overnight Wednesday, hours after goods from nearly 90 nations became subject to stiffer, so-called reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumTrump’s latest tariffs flip flop but another hike for China

Markets have been whipsawed as President Donald Trump dropped new tariff rates on imports from most US trade partners to 10 per cent for 90 days to allow trade negotiations with those countries.

Dan Mangan

Donald Trump has raised the tariff for Chinese imports to the US to 125 per cent, while granting other countries a 90-day pause.

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Tariff backflip: China rate 125 per cent, pause for others

US President Donald Trump has spectacularly backflipped on his newly announced higher tariffs, granting a 90-day pause for most countries while escalating a trade war with China.

Max Corstorphan

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock says Australia is well placed to weather trade shocks. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

professional - Women generalBank boss alert, not alarmed over Trump tariff fallout

As rate-cut bets see-saw, the Reserve Bank governor says Australia is well placed for overseas shocks in her first speech since Donald Trump's tariff thump.

Jacob Shteyman

Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

TradeCommentsPremiumChalmers: Australia well placed to deal with world turmoil

Australia is well placed to deal with global volatility emanating from the new US tariff regime, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Swati Pandey