The Federal Government is chasing details from the US about the President’s tariff threat on pharmaceutical imports, which Jim Chalmers says injects unnecessary uncertainty into the economy.
Katina Curtis
The boss of WA regenerative medicine company Orthocell has labelled Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat on pharmaceuticals as a ‘cage-rattling exercise’ to try elicit panic from the Australian Government.
Cheyanne Enciso
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed his visit to China from Saturday, when he is heading to Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu.
The assessment in the Productivity Commission’s review of trade and industry assistance comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to head to China for talks expected to include President Xi Jinping.
US President Donald Trump has threatened an additional 10 per cent tariff on countries that orient themselves along the ‘Anti-American policies of BRICS.’
Anniek Bao
The Trump administration has issued a fresh threat to countries failing to negotiate trade deals with the US.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Shadow Trade Minister Kevin Hogan has accused Anthony Albanese of ‘waving a white flag’ on the possibility of securing exemptions to Donald Trump’s looming tariffs by the July 9 deadline.
Caitlyn Rintoul
President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations, including Japan.
Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Akayla Gardner
Almost one-in-five WA business leaders are heading to sleep at night worrying about Donald Trump’s trade war and conflict in the Middle East, with their outlook on the economy getting gloomier.
Matt Mckenzie
Labor will repeal laws passed in the dying days of the Barnett Liberal Government allowing the sale of a Pilbara port facility in the heart of Port Hedland.
Dylan Caporn
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.
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’.
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
