Trump wants to shut America off from the rest of the world

Trump wants to shut America off from the rest of the world

If Donald Trump wins the election and follows through on his economic threats,it could destroy a system that has been in place since the end of World War II.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Chalmers likes China’s economic stimulus plans but lobster still not on the menu

Chalmers likes China’s economic stimulus plans but lobster still not on the menu

Speaking in the Chinese capital on Friday after meetings with local officials,the treasurer said Australia had “a lot at stake” when it came to China’s economic slowdown.

  • byLisa Visentin
Hey,big spenders:The most profligate election campaign in US history

Hey,big spenders:The most profligate election campaign in US history

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are announcing new big-ticket election promises almost daily. Harris’ agenda appears less unaffordable than Trump’s.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Iron ore slump shows that China’s deflation risk is rising

Iron ore slump shows that China’s deflation risk is rising

If the iron ore price is a barometer of the health of China’s economy,then it is signalling a level of weakness that ought to galvanise China’s policymakers.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The $53 trillion shadow hanging over the US election

The $53 trillion shadow hanging over the US election

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have each rolled out reckless plans that will add to one of America’s biggest problems.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Why economists worry about Trumpflation
Opinion
Inflation

Why economists worry about Trumpflation

Despite Kamala Harris’ ascent in the polls,it remains quite possible that Donald Trump will win the US election. And if he does,inflation in the world’s largest economy may become a major problem again.

  • byPaul Krugman
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China’s trade policy is almost a declaration of economic war
Opinion
Opinion

China’s trade policy is almost a declaration of economic war

Forget free trade:Beijing aims to demolish its rivals and achieve monopolistic hegemony across entire industries,seeing trade as ideological warfare against democracies.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
Trump trades:Markets are betting against Europe,oil and humanity

Trump trades:Markets are betting against Europe,oil and humanity

How would one have “priced” global markets in 1912 or 1937,when the writing already was on the wall,but nothing was predetermined,and one could still hope? Worth pondering.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
ASX dips,tech stocks fall after Nasdaq has its worst day since 2022

ASX dips,tech stocks fall after Nasdaq has its worst day since 2022

Local technology shares tracked their US peers lower,dragging down the ASX benchmark on Thursday,with interest-rate sensitive sectors also sliding amid the sell-off.

  • byMillie Muroi
Trump’s shadow looms larger over China
Opinion
China

Trump’s shadow looms larger over China

The increased likelihood that Donald Trump will regain the US presidency is a threat to Xi Jinping’s factory-led strategy for restructuring China’s economy.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Amazon’s radical plan to fight off Shein and Temu
Opinion
Retail

Amazon’s radical plan to fight off Shein and Temu

Amazon looks worried that it can’t beat the two Chinese juggernauts of low-priced online retailing. So it’s decided to join them.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz