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On Monday, Australian shares plunged to their biggest loss in five years.

EconomyCommentsAustralian consumer sentiment hit by Trump’s tariff turmoil

Australia’s consumer sentiment has plunged to a six-month low after US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs triggered carnage on global stock markets.

Cheyanne Enciso

China says it will ‘fight to the end’ in a tariff war with US President Donald Trump.

THE NIGHTLY‘Fight to the end’: China’s chilling threat to Trump

Tensions between the United States and China are escalating by the minute, with the People’s Republican labelling Donald Trump’s action as ‘blackmail’ and committing to ‘fight to the end’.

Max Corstorphan

China says it will ‘fight to the end’ in a tariff war with US President Donald Trump.

World NewsComments‘Fight to the end’: China’s chilling threat to Trump

Tensions between the United States and China are escalating by the minute, with the People’s Republic labelling Donald Trump’s action as ‘blackmail’ and committing to ‘fight to the end’.

Max Corstorphan

Donald Trump has issued a deadline for China to remove retaliatory tariffs on the US, threatening to cut ‘all talks’ with the People’s Republic.

TradeComments‘Tomorrow at 12’: Trump issues China threat deadline

US President Donald Trump has issued an ominous threat to the People’s Republic of China, warning President Xi if action is not taken by Wednesday, ‘all talks’ between the two nations will be ‘terminated’.

Max Corstorphan

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump TariffsCommentsPremiumTrump’s hard line on tariffs lifts fears of global recession

Australian shares have plunged to their biggest loss in five years, with more than $100 billion wiped from stock values amid widening fears that Donald Trump’s tariffs will drag the world into recession.

Sean Smith

Rip Curl products are manufactured across Asia.

RetailCommentsRip Curl owner warns of price hikes following Trump tariffs

The parent company of surfwear brand Rip Curl and footwear label Oboz has warned Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs will lead to higher prices for its products.

Cheyanne Enciso

The ASX has lost $150 billion in just 10 minutes as Trump’s tariffs recession fears grow.

MarketsCommentsASX bloodbath: $100 billion wiped from shares

The S&P-ASX200 pared back a wild 6.14 per cent fall on opening today to finish 4.23 per cent lower - still its biggest decline since May 2020.

Sean Smith

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House last week.

TradeCommentsAustralia faces ‘modest’ tariff blow but more inflation pain

Modelling of the impact of Donald Trump tariffs announced by the Department of Treasury has found the impact on Australia should be “modest” and will result in an increase in inflation in the short term.

Jackson Hewett

President Donald Trump says sometimes you need to ‘take medicine’ to fix things. (AP PHOTO)

TradeComments‘Take medicine’: Trump reacts to global market chaos

US President Donald Trump has addressed the global market bloodbath, saying he doesn’t ‘want anything to go down’ but claimed sometimes you need to ‘take medicine’.

Max Corstorphan

WAFarmers livestock president Geoff Pearson said it begged the question as to why the Australian industry had come under scrutiny.

TradeCommentsPremiumTariffs trump all as global turmoil sets in for WA

Trump’s global tariffs have bombed the Australian share market and thrown up new affronts for WA, which now has to assert its place in a new world left alienated politically and commercially by Uncle Sam.

Simone Grogan, Caitlyn Rintoul, Joe Spagnolo & Bloomberg

The S&P-ASX200 plunged almost 2 per cent in the opening minutes to 7705.6 points — down 155.10.

MarketsCommentsIt’s another bloodbath on ASX after horror US rout

Aussie investors are in for another horror day on the local share market, with the leading index opening sharply lower following a tariff-induced bloodbath in the US overnight.

Daniel Newell

US President Donald Trump has responded after Wall St suffered a major wipeout.

Markets mayhemComments‘Unbelievable’: Trump reacts to Wall Street wipe-out

US President Donald Trump has responded to the carnage on Wall St following his tariff announcement, likening the shift to an ‘operation’ and claiming this is ‘exactly’ what he said would happen.

Max Corstorphan

WA Premier Roger Cook and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

federal politicsCommentsPM’s critical minerals stockpile plan shocks Cook

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s shock decision to create a critical minerals reserve has blindsided his ‘friend’ Roger Cook and left the industry scrambling for details.

Katina Curtis

Shipping containers are Union Pacific's Los Angeles Trailer and Container Intermodal Facility in downtown Los Angeles.

MarketsPremiumTariffs wreak havoc on share markets

As much as $55 billion was wiped from Australian stock values in early trading on Thursday, with the sharp local losses mirrored on other regional share markets.

Sean Smith

Home appliances manufacturer Breville says it is already in the process of diversifying its manufacturing base away from China.

RetailCommentsMajor Australian retailers tank on sweeping US tariffs

Shares in major Australian retailers relying heavily on sales in the US have tanked amid growing concerns about the impacts of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Cheyanne Enciso

It was a sea of red across all 11 sectors.

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ASX200 stages minor comeback, trims tariff losses to $28b

The local share market has nosedived, with investors stripping it of $28 billion of value after President Donald Trump revealed Australia would cop a 10 per cent tariff hit on all good imported into the US.

Daniel Newell

Business and Australian farmers have warned six billion American hamburgers a year will be more expensive amid US President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent tariffs on Australian exports. 

TradeComments‘Six billion burgers’: Farmers reveal cost of beef tariff

Business and Australian farmers are deeply disappointed about Donald Trump’s 10 per cent tariffs on Australian exports, warning six billion American hamburgers will be more expensive.

Katina Curtis

Gina Rinehart and Adam Giles.

TradePremium‘Moaning like petulant child’: Hancock CEO blasts ‘whinging’

The chief of billionaire Gina Rinehart’s massive agriculture empire has likened Australia’s ‘whinging and moaning’ over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs to that of a petulant child.

Cheyanne Enciso

Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' will be remembered as one of the worst days for the US.

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Australia won’t ‘get off lightly’: The trade war starts now

JACKSON HEWETT: US President Donald Trump’s tariff plan will completely upend the global economy, throwing the trade system into chaos.

Jackson Hewett

The move marks a dramatic escalation of Trump’s trade war, threatening to draw immediate retaliation from US trading partners.

TradePremiumTrump saved worst tariff blows for these seven countries

President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on US trading partners worldwide. But he has singled out these seven countries for far higher imposts.

Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Catherine Lucey, Josh Wingrove and Skylar Woodhouse

Donald Trump has singled out Aussie beef in a long list of complaints against US trading partners. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsVideoCommentsTrump rails at Australia beef, imposes 10 per cent tariffs

Donald Trump has unveiled another round of tariffs on the goods of US allies and reserved some of his ire for Australian beef exports.

Ethan James and William Ton

US President Donald Trump has slapped a new tariff on Australia.

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Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs explained

Australia’s free trade agreement with the US has been thrown in the bin as tariffs are imposed.

Jackson Hewett

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a raft of new tariffs in a ceremony at the White House. (AP PHOTO)

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Trump announces new tariffs at White House ceremony

‘“For years, hardworking American citizens were forced to sit on the sidelines as other nations got rich and powerful, much of it at our expense. But now it’s our turn to prosper.’

David Lawder and Andrea Shalal

Officials say no final decision has been made about the scope of President Donald Trump's tariffs. (AP PHOTO)

TradeTrump leaves world waiting for ‘20 per cent’ tariffs hammer blow

Global investors and factories are awaiting details from US President Donald Trump's trade barriers announcement.

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