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Albanese pushes Trump on tariff exemption

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asked US President Donald Trump to consider a full exemption on tariffs for Australia, or at the very least no increase from the current 12.5% subject on Australian exports to the US. Albanese spoke with Trump late last ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... they get it." When markets crash, the issue becomes paramount. Just days after the Trump administration unveiled sweeping tariffs on April 2, 2025, APRA contacted major super funds, prompting them to assess the impact on their unlisted asset valuations ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
US President Donald Trump will slug trading partners, including Australia, with new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on the premise of pressuring foreign governments to strengthen bans on "the importation of goods produced with forced labour." Australia is listed ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... of the bid-ask spread," Ng says. There was a slight pull back in activity in the first half of 2025 on the back of US tariffs but overall, 2025 ended well, driven by a pick-up in the second half. The Middle East conflict then put a dampener on activity ...

US proposes fresh tariffs on Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... does not perversely encourage and entrench forced labour globally." When questioned about the report and potential new tariffs, Treasurer Jim Chalmers slammed the allegations. "We maintain the position that these tariffs are unwarranted, they're unjustified ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... strong enough to attract foreign investors? Last year, off the back of US President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs and in formulating their ASEAN's five-year plan, the member countries came together to do something unprecedented. "For ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... "It is a positive supply shock. It is disinflationary." Wise compared current investor sentiment to market fears around tariffs and trade disruptions in 2025, which ultimately faded as a dominant macro concern. While recent energy shocks have pushed ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... this has still been modest, especially in comparison to what happened following the introduction of the Liberation Day tariffs last year. Neuberger senior fixed income manager Adam Grotzinger 01 says, however, that before the most recent shock, there ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... been seen many times before. Remember, it was less than a year ago that share markets fell due to the uncertainty around tariffs and have since more than recovered." Collins added while the recent falls in share markets can be unsettling, it's important ...

Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... Investment Council's (AIC) 2026 Australian private capital yearbook, finding that the country's economic outlook relating to tariffs, geopolitical tensions and demographic factors puts it in good stead among global private credit investors. Private wealth ...
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