Today
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
China is still all talk on stimulus – for one good reason
Beijing is again talking up its willingness to revive its spluttering economy. But action is unlikely to come until we know more about Donald Trump’s plans.
- 26 mins ago
- James Thomson
Chinese premier vows to do everything possible to expand demand
The Australian dollar surged as did the US-listed shares of BHP and Rio Tinto after China’s top leaders signalled bolder economic support next year.
- Updated
- Lucille Liu
Yesterday
- Exclusive
- Trade wars
Trump tariffs ‘not too disruptive’, Goldman’s top economist predicts
He expects the US president-elect’s slug on imports will be smaller than threatened, but warns they would hit growth hard if fully implemented.
- John Kehoe
This Month
Powell shrugs off Trump’s plan for a ‘shadow’ Fed chairman
The US central bank chief said his institution has “broad support” on Capitol Hill, and was confident of a solid relationship with the new Treasury secretary.
- Colby Smith
- Updated
- World politics
France plunges into turmoil after government toppled
The parliament voted to oust prime minister Michel Barnier over his proposed deficit-cutting budget, throwing the country into deeper political turmoil.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- World markets
The US market is a bubble ready to pop
Dominating the minds of global investors, America is over-owned, overvalued and overhyped to a degree never seen before.
- Ruchir Sharma
France lurches towards political, economic crisis
Populists from right and left could topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier, risking a market meltdown over intractable politics and a burgeoning budget deficit.
- Hans van Leeuwen
The new world order looks like mercantilism
The chaotic politics of the past 16 years masked the steady development of a new economic order, but trade and the economy aren’t zero-sum games.
- John Authers
November
- Updated
- Trade
Chalmers seeks market calm after Trump pledges tariff hits
The president-elect has vowed to impose levies from the moment he is inaugurated, in retaliation for supposed illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett and Joshua Peach
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Trump picks put Australia in the crossfire with China
The frenzy around a reinvigorated Republican administration can only make the voter ride much bumpier for everyone, Anthony Albanese included.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Amcor’s whopper $76b tie-up shows it’s ready to rule the world
It’s one of the biggest deals of the year – and the financial numbers are eye-catching. Imagine $US650 million in synergies.
- Anthony Macdonald
China’s $2b Peru port faces obstacles from the Andes to the Amazon
While Chancay may rekindle an old dream of integrating South America’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, there is no effective way to make it happen.
- Dayanne Sousa and Rachel Gamarski
Bessent, Lutnick in final push for Trump’s Treasury pick
Allies of both men have been lobbying in calls to the president-elect, which is creating tension and increasing the chance that another candidate emerges.
- Nancy Cook, Saleha Mohsin and Annmarie Hordern
IMF warns Australia and APEC on budget spending
Managing director Kristalina Georgieva told leaders while it was “remarkable” that inflation was retreating globally without recession, “in many countries it is not reflected in public sentiment”.
- Phillip Coorey
Xi defends globalisation as Trump threatens tariffs
In his first major remarks since the US election, Xi Jinping’s message to the APEC summit was that the world was entering “a new period of turbulence and change”.
- Bloomberg News
US unemployment claims fall to lowest in six months
The Labour Department figures are a sign that layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels.
- Matt Ott
China, Indonesia strengthen ties as they brace for Trump
President Prabowo Subianto strikes deals with China before heading off to the US, as he tries to play a neutral role between the superpowers.
- Ella Cao
Bank of England cuts interest rates again, keeps counsel on Trump
The BoE boss warned that the inflation fight wasn’t won, and said it was too early to tell how Trump’s presidency might shift the global economy.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Trump win would pressure Australia to cut 30pc corporate tax rate
Competition between nations on business taxation and investment will be heavily influenced by the US election outcome.
- John Kehoe
Germany’s government at risk of collapse over economic policy
The main political parties are already laying out their campaign positions, and coalition leaders are barely talking.
- Steven Erlanger and Christopher F. Schuetze
