Only three numbers matter to Donald Trump:the average US tariff rate on other countries is 3 per cent;Europe’s is 5 per cent;and China’s is 10 per cent.

Farmers warned to brace for 10 per cent tariffs as Trump targets $7b industry

President Donald Trump is expected to impose tariffs on $7 billion worth of Australian farm produce which enters the United States each year.

  • David Crowe,Mike Foley,Michael Koziol andShane Wright

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Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is nearing.

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

As the event and its mixed messages about tariffs nears,the Donald Trump’s White House appears to have liberated itself from reality.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

‘Not on my watch’:Albanese says key US trade grievances are not negotiable

The US trade office has added to its list of grievances with Australia just before the Trump administration unveils a new tranche of tariffs.

  • Michael Koziol
Fed chairman Jerome Powell has been reluctant to speculate about how Donald Trump’s policies might affect the central bank’s decisions.

The Trump fire is burning on Wall Street

The American people are losing confidence in Donald Trump,sending shockwaves through Wall Street. And that’s before “Liberation Day”.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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The 41-page ‘blueprint’ that shines a light on Trump chaos

President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies have shaken up the global economy and have many observers shaking their heads. This paper from someone in his inner circle might explain his thinking.

  • Jeff Stein
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Anthony Albanese will use budget day as a launching pad for the election. But Donald Trump could upend the PM’s plans.

  • Shane Wright
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One thing that has kept Australia in Trump’s good books,at least until recently,has been the fact we have a trade deficit with the US.

Trump is making a huge blunder. Here’s how we seize the moment

The tariffs war ignited by Donald Trump will eventually run out of steam,but it’s what we do before then that really matters.

  • Millie Muroi
Elon Musk and Donald Trump in a Tesla at the White House.

Musk and big tech urge Trump to punish Australia

The companies have blamed Australia for “coercing” them into sacrificing their revenue to schemes such as the News Media Bargaining Incentive.

  • David Crowe andPaul Sakkal
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he would forcefully disagree with US President Donald Trump when necessary.

Dutton says he shouldn’t have called Albanese ‘limp-wristed’

After criticism from Penny Wong,a Dutton spokesperson said:“It was a phrase that shouldn’t have been used,and no offence was intended from Mr Dutton.”

  • Matthew Knott
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme would not be negotated.

Australians’ medicines are about to become cheaper. Why would Trump target them?

Australians pay some of the lowest medicine prices in the world for a reason:our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Here’s how it works and why it’s being threatened.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos