US President Donald Trump says a deal with China is ‘done’, adding the People’s Republic will supply ‘magnets and any necessary rare earths’ and that Chinese students can access US colleges.
Max Corstorphan
The S&P-ASX200 index leapt to a new peak of 8639.1 points on Wednesday before paring back its gains to finish just 4.9 points better on the day at 8592.1, extending the year’s growth to 5.3 per cent.
Sean Smith
The World Bank has cut its growth forecast as a result of Donald Trump's erratic trade policies, saying the global outlook has "deteriorated substantially".
Andrea Shalal
Negotiations between United States and Chinese trade delegations are "going really, really well," US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says.
Staff Writers
It was revealed that Chamber of Minerals and Energy chief Rebecca Tomkinson would take up the British-based role in a bombshell announcement by Premier Roger Cook today.
Dylan Caporn
The chief economist at the nation’s biggest bank has warned an Australian trade deal with the US could be some time away.
Danielle Le Messurier & Matt Mckenzie
The Australian government has reassured the nation that biosecurity is a top priority as Labor considers allowing US beef access to the market.
Kat Wong
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have spoken at a time when stalled tariff negotiations have roiled global trade.
Local fertiliser kingpin Vikas Rambal wants to see Anthony Albanese replicate a snap business roundtable convened by Roger Cook this week amid the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.
Simone Grogan, Adrian Rauso and Dylan Caporn
WA’s industry heavyweights have laid out to the Government what needs to happen to maintain the State’s status as an economic powerhouse amid business concerns over the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Taiwan’s top representative in Australia believes the economic turbulence whipped up by Donald Trump’s tariffs provided a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity for a global supply chain reshuffle’.
John Flint
A letter suggests the US government will evaluate responses of trading partners and offer "a possible landing zone" that could include a reciprocal tariff rate.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled US President Donald Trump’s decision to double tariffs on Australian steel as an ‘inappropriate action’ of ‘economic self harm’.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Donald Trump’s escalated trade war with China has prompted the Premier to call a snap meeting of the State’s leading business leaders as fears grow global tensions will threaten WA’s prosperity.
Joe Spagnolo
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration that were struck down by a court on Wednesday will remain in effect as the legal process continues.
Amy Lee
Australia will keep urging the Trump administration to drop its "unjustified" tariffs on the nation's products as a US federal court throws up an obstacle.
Tess Ikonomou
President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the US trade court, dealing a major blow to a pillar of the Republican’s economic agenda.
Erik Larson
The Commerce Department has told US firms that offer software used to design semiconductors to stop supplying to China, according to the Financial Times.
Former RBA governor Philip Lowe is worried Australia’s prosperity is at risk from political failures to fix productivity and the global move away from free trade.
Matt Mckenzie
Anthony Albanese will get a better deal from Donald Trump by taking Woodside, Rio Tinto and BHP to the White House, former ambassador Joe Hockey has declared.
Fears about President Donald Trump’s trade agenda have been reignited after threats of a 50 per cent tariff on the European Union and a tax on offshore production of Apple iPhones.
Bloomberg
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia is “up for a deal” with the European Union, sounding a note of cautious optimism after years of trade negotiations.
Karen Leigh
President Donald Trump said he’s asked Apple’s Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make devices for the US, pushing the iPhone maker to add domestic production as it pivots away from China.
Daniel Newell
A ceasefire in America’s trade war with China has sparked an enthusiastic Tuesday morning for share markets.
