Trump: a ridiculous ego and incredibly ignorant
Michael Keating

Trump: a ridiculous ego and incredibly ignorant

The analysis underpinning Donald Trump’s tariff policy is fatally flawed. Thus, it will fail to achieve its objective of restoring the living standards of his MAGA supporters.

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Xi pushes for fair trade after Trump tariffs land
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Xi pushes for fair trade after Trump tariffs land

After President Donald Trump’s decision to exempt selected electronic goods from tariffs, the gloves are temporarily off between Washington and Beijing. However, though some sanity has returned to the White House, the damage has already been done.

The Trump effect is a wrecking ball, and we’re in the blast zone
Peter Varghese

The Trump effect is a wrecking ball, and we’re in the blast zone

As the US president declares victory at every turn, he will leave behind a changed world. The implications for Australia are profound.

Memo Dutton: Good economic managers don’t try to panic the punters
Ross Gittins

Memo Dutton: Good economic managers don’t try to panic the punters

A problem in economics is that you can’t use the economy to experiment.

When elephants clash: The strategic logic behind Trump’s tariffs and China’s response
Christine Loh

When elephants clash: The strategic logic behind Trump’s tariffs and China’s response

The world is mesmerised — and unsettled — by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

In a broken world, China-Japan-Korea co-operation is Asia’s backbone
Guest Author Wang Huiyao

In a broken world, China-Japan-Korea co-operation is Asia’s backbone

By blending economic might, technological prowess and cultural bonds, co-operation can be elevated into a transformative, inspiring force.

How to lose friends and help rivals
Duncan Graham

How to lose friends and help rivals

If the US wanted to thrust Indonesia into the strategic political orbit of China, it couldn’t have found a better way than imposing a 32% tariff on imports from the archipelago.

Why cap the number of university students from abroad?
Jason Middleton

Why cap the number of university students from abroad?

Having been unable to pass legislation, the Albanese Labor Government (as it likes to be called) decided in 2024 to use the “slow student visa process” to reduce international student numbers because of the problems they cause in taking houses and jobs from Australians.

America's trade revolution: From architect to antagonist
Robert Brooks,  Nicola Charwat

America's trade revolution: From architect to antagonist

Donald Trump called it liberation day, the day he chose to announce tariffs on most countries around the world. But there will be no liveration for Americans who will end up paying grossly inflated prices for goods from abroad.

Sherlock Holmes investigates the wages explosion that never was
David Peetz

Sherlock Holmes investigates the wages explosion that never was

I like to imagine that, if Arthur Conan Doyle were still alive, and had turned his creation, Sherlock Holmes, to solving the economic mysteries of the 21st century, he would have written this conversation:

How an imaginary expert crashed the world economy
Tessa Morris-Suzuki

How an imaginary expert crashed the world economy

On 16 December 1773, the Boston Tea Party (a protest against de facto tariffs on imports) marked the start of the American colonies’ liberation from British rule.

US tariff policies strengthening China's position in Asia
Christopher Tang

US tariff policies strengthening China's position in Asia

In geopolitics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, but there are permanent interests. While many countries in Southeast Asia have tried to maintain their economic ties with the US and China, President Donald Trump's economic and tariff plans are inadvertently helping China strengthen its position in Asia.

Build, baby, build! But that won’t fix it all
Alan Morris

Build, baby, build! But that won’t fix it all

Australia is spending billions trying and still failing to get people into decent homes they can afford. Some more radical options could be on the table.



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