17 h. ago Albanese joins world leaders in giving signal to China and US over trade war

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined Asia-Pacific leaders in calling for a stable and resilient trading system.

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54 h. ago ASX set to rise, Wall Street mixed as it digests results, US

The US stock market is drifting around its record heights as Wall Street sifts through mixed developments on everything from the US-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths.

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3 d. ago Albanese dines with Trump and other leaders as Xi meeting awaits

Anthony Albanese joined Donald Trump for a dinner in South Korea with a handful of other leaders, but it is Trump’s meeting with Xi on Thursday that is the blockbuster.

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Barnaby Joyce in talks to join One Nation; Australia promises US a defence revamp ahead of Albanese

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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2 w. ago ASX to edge higher after volatile Wall Street session; Macquarie’s $61.4b AI deal

The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly lower, after erratic trading on Wall Street, as investors struggle to gauge the extent of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

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2 w. ago Banks send ASX higher in early trade; energy stocks fall on lower oil price

The Australian sharemarket jumped in early trade, shrugging off jitters on Wall Street, which wobbled as trade tensions between the US and China continued to simmer.

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2 w. ago Banks and miners send ASX higher; energy stocks fall on lower oil price

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains by lunchtime, shrugging off jitters on Wall Street, as trade tensions between the US and China continue to simmer.

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2 w. ago ASX set to rise again after Wall Street wobbled over trade tensions

The local sharemarket is set for strong gains this morning even after US stocks bounced between gains and losses overnight as trade tensions between the US and China continued to simmer.

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2 w. ago Which tariffs? China finds new markets to defy Trump’s trade war

America’s punishing tariffs were expected to undermine China’s export-driven economy. It’s not working.

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2 w. ago ASX set to fall after Trump’s spat with China rocked Wall Street

Investors on the Australian sharemarket are bracing for losses after flaring trade tensions between the US and China sent shockwaves across markets heading into the weekend.

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3 w. ago Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on China as trade war fears reignite

The US president’s threat came in response to China’s new export controls on rare earths, and could re-escalate the destabilising trade war that Washington and Beijing paused earlier this year.

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