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Trump backflips on tariffs but risks remain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... tariffs increased to 125%, which will drive a further wedge between the two nations which appear to be gearing up for a trade war. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said despite Trump's concession, the global economy and particularly the ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Treasury admits that escalating trade hostilities and risks to the economy are "more significant than expected" as it releases its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO). While the government's Budget figures have not changed since they were ...

Chalmers' warning on tariffs and trade wars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... economy is "volatile and unpredictable" when unveiling the Federal Budget tonight - highlighting the threat of a global trade war. "The 2020s have already seen a global pandemic, global inflation and the threat of a global trade war. The whole world ...

Splintered globalisation a boon for AI, metals, EVs: PGIM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
As geopolitical tensions and trade wars derail globalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), metals and minerals, and electric vehicles (EV) are some of the sectors poised to be winners for investors, new research from PGIM shows. This new era of globalisation ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... attract more long-term capital into the country's stock market amid slowing economic growth, as well as the escalating trade war with the US. "While China's mutual fund industry continued to grow and attract global asset managers like Fidelity ...

Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... absorb US trade tariffs compared to 2018-19 and is poised for growth that can benefit Australia despite the unrelenting trade war, according to experts who spoke at the China Investor Symposium. Amid the spate of universal tariffs imposed by the US ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Australian dividends fell significantly, with key companies cutting payouts amid surging economic pressures, dipping behind other large players including the US, Canada, France, Japan and China, Janus Henderson Investors' new report shows. Global dividend ...

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
US President Donald Trump has moved forward with tariffs on Mexico and Canada while doubling the 10% tariff imposed on Chinese imports in February. Canada and China have introduced their own retaliatory measures, further escalating trade tensions. Canadian ...

UniSuper prepared for buying opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... announcements, particularly around tariffs. "One thing the market is taking very seriously is Trump's attitude to tariffs. A trade war would prove damaging for the economy and bad for business and share markets," he said.

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
US President Donald Trump is set to announce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, which will apply to all countries, including Australia. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that while Australia exports about $808 million ...