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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 ...

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 ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... then becomes: are ASEAN's fundamentals 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 ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
US President Donald Trump's 'Operation Epic Fury' in the last days of February brought fixed income back into the spotlight almost overnight. As investors flew out of equities into March, fixed income was one of the chief beneficiaries of ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
US President Donald Trump has unveiled his new retirement savings plan, inspired by Australia's superannuation system. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government designed a plan "that's something pretty close or in the direction of the ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... Pearce said. Pearce said the VIX index - which measures market volatility - spiked far more on Liberation Day when US President Donald Trump announced his initial tariff plan than it has during this most recent episode. "We see nowhere near the same ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... will turn out victorious in the race? Pullback on pullback Markets have endured extreme volatility in the past year. US President Donald Trump's trade policies, geopolitical tensions and shifting interest rate expectations have all unsettled sentiment ...

Magellan, WAM suffer due to Iran conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... market movements from the Iran conflict. Investors may be hopeful market volatility will calm down going forward after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire has been agreed. In return Iran said safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... US$100 for the first time since the US launched its attacks. The agreement arrived a day after an ultimatum, issued by US President Donald Trump, threatening to wipe out Iran's critical infrastructure should it fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... markets have endured a rollercoaster ride as the conflict in the Middle East rages on, stoked by strong rhetoric from US President Donald Trump. Over the course of the long weekend Trump took to Truth Social to issue a fresh ultimatum to the Iranian ...
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