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Super funds raise stakes in US investments to US$1.44tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... recently secured expanded access for US beef in Australia, with the latter lifting its biosecurity restrictions on these imports.

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... imposed a 10% baseline tariff on most goods originating in Australia and imported to the US. Australian steel and aluminium imports to the US, however, are currently subject to a 50% tariff. Automobiles, light trucks and certain automotive parts are ...

Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... proposed US tariff changes could have a small, positive effect on Australia's economy. The results suggest that cheaper imports from the rest of the world, and an outflow of productive capital from the US and highly tariffed economies, would slightly ...

J.P. MAM slashes recession probability to 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... announcements, but it warns risks remain elevated. Last week, US President Donald Trump substantially lowered tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 30%. China, on the other hand, reduced its tariffs on US imports to 10% from 125% Rob Stewart, the head ...

ETF industry growth streak continues, shatters net inflow records

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... "fear gauge," which spiked earlier this year following President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs on all US imports. The initial shock triggered a global market selloff, erasing US$5 trillion in S&P 500 market value within 48 hours. That ...

US, China trade truce 'welcome' news for Australia: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... China have agreed to a temporary easing of trade tensions for a 90-day period. The move will see US tariffs on Chinese imports drop from 145% to 30%, while China will cut duties on American goods from 125% to 10%. While welcome news for investors, Treasurer ...

'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... tariffs on shipments to the US. CNBC calculates that China's shipments to the US plunged over 21% year on year, while imports dropped nearly 14%. ANU honorary professor Gareth Evans said: "The economic risk flows from the quite lunatic Trump tariff ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... "significantly higher." Equable noted the initial market reaction to the new tariff regime, a universal minimum rate on imports and higher rates on select countries, has hit public markets the hardest, however, losses have occurred in all asset classes. ...

Aware Super spends $1.6bn on Australia's 'largest' intermodal terminal

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... regional Victoria into the heart of a large industrial and logistics precinct," Maharaj said. "MIT customers can pull imports from the port on rail, then repack and push this containerised freight back out across the country, also on rail. Additionally ...

Tariff impact on super 'profoundly worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... position," he said. On the flipside, Pearce said some countries have been open to negotiation and have cut tariffs on US imports to inspire a deal, which Pearce said is positive. "Where this all ends up, time will tell. In terms of my own conclusion ...