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Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... kick-start Australian investments in the region and back the growth of Australian companies. These investments will boost exports and supply chains, helping grow jobs back home," Albanese said. Minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell added: "As a ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... in critical mineral projects over the next six months. It comes as China tightens controls over its rare earth minerals exports. As part of the deal, Australia will contribute another US$1 billion to AUKUS by the end of the year. Australia has already ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... decades are back on the table, including conflict, sanctions, industry policy, tariffs and restrictions on investment and exports," Yeaman said. "This is a deep structural change, not a temporary Trump phenomenon - as some would like to think." Yeaman ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... investor confidence last week by threatening to whack 100% tariffs on China as it plans to restrict its rare earth mineral exports. What began as 10% tariffs on China at the start of the year escalated to 145% on different goods by April. The market ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... tariffs on Australia is relatively small given the US made up only 4.6% ($24.4bn) of Australia's $517 billion total goods exports in 2024. Additionally, the US currently imposes a 10% tariff on Australia, which is the lowest of all countries, and Australia ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... "A further escalation in global trade tensions and associated uncertainties could lower euro area growth by dampening exports and dragging down investment and consumption. A deterioration in financial market sentiment could lead to tighter financing ...

New Forests sees potential in Vietnamese timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... Seeto said. "Vietnam remains a key player in the global wood industry, recording close to US$4 billion in wood product exports in the first quarter of 2025 with key exports including wooden furniture, pellets, woodchips, plywood, and engineered wood ...

'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... with a lot of other stuff he's talking about," he said. In 2023, the US accounted for only 12.9% of China's total exports, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity database. China's exports are spread out across the rest of the ...

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... alternative smoking products, or any company that has any involvement in controversial weapons; nuclear weapons; or live animal exports will also be excluded. However, ART said there are some exceptions to the exclusions. "The exclusions do not apply ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... which returned 18% year over year, lagged developed markets, "as investors fretted over the potential impact of tariffs on exports." European equity markets, in contrast, were "somewhat more subdued" as they experienced challenges related to the ongoing ...