14 h. ago The impact of Trump 2.0 on Australia is evidence of how American we suddenly aren’t | Van Badham

Our two countries once shared a history fighting together for freedom. But does the US, like, even do that any more?Australians have found the behaviour of our American cousins challenging of late. Cultural differences yawn as wide as the Pacific between us. We were not sad to see “the baby wombat grabber” go.The first mistake made by Montana-based tourist Sam Jones, Online Influencer, was to snatch a joey from its mother at night. Her second mistake was to sway the frightened creature in front of some gormless chucklehead who filmed her – giggling – and to upload the footage to the internet. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Cost of Donald Trump impact on US tourism revealed as world says away

A number of US President Donald Trump's policies could cost the country a staggering £49 billion, as international tourism to the country drops by five per cent this year

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5 d. ago Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs: What items could soon cost you more

New tariffs on metals target more than $150 billion worth of imported goods

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5 d. ago How will the tariff wars impact me? Sir Keir Starmer says 'all options on table'

Labour government considering options after 25 per cent steel and aluminium tariff imposed

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6 d. ago How UK companies could be impacted by latest Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium

Business analysis: Major UK industries could feel the impact of the latest Donald Trump tariffs in several ways

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7 d. ago Trump's 25% tariffs could impact UK steel industry and streaming sales top £1bn

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7 d. ago Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street briefly dips more than 10% below its record

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors weigh the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, after another day of losses on Wall Street

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7 d. ago Australia’s record gold exports to US set back its case for tariff relief as Trump trade war looms

Industries across the country are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regimeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA run on gold in America – fanned by fears of a global trade war – has given Australia its first trade surplus with the US in decades, undermining Australia’s key argument for exemption from Donald Trump’s impending global tariff regime.Australia expects to be included in a comprehensive global tariff regime of 25% on aluminium and steel imports from Wednesday, but which is set to expand to other sectors, such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals, in coming months.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved outFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s chances of escaping America’s global steel and aluminium tariffs appear all but extinguished, with the US president reconfirming his commitment to a comprehensive tariff regime he argues will be “the greatest thing we’ve ever done as a country”.“We’re going to take in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs, and we’re going to become so rich, you’re not going to know where to spend all that money,” Donald Trump told reporters on board Air Force One flying from Florida to Washington DC.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows

Campaigners say funding halt is a ‘staggering blow’ to vulnerable nations and to efforts to keep heating below 1.5CDonald Trump’s withdrawal of US overseas aid will almost decimate global climate finance from the developed world, data shows, with potentially devastating impacts on vulnerable nations.The US was responsible last year for about $8 in every $100 that flowed from the rich world to developing countries, to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of extreme weather, according to data from the analyst organisation Carbon Brief. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 'Devastated' locals blame new 'tourism tax' for sudden closure of huge theme park after four decades

The owners blamed rising costs, as the government hikes up minimum wage and national insurance contributions, as well as sharp fuel price rises.

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1 week ago EU must brace for impact of Trump wrecking ball on global trading system | Heather Stewart

UK appears to be out of US eyeline for now but it would not be immune to slowdown triggered by rising tariffsForget the “Trump put”, as financial analysts called the bet that the US president’s policies would unleash a winning era for the nation’s stock markets. By Friday, the chat was of the “Merz spurt”.The decision by Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor-in-waiting, to cut a deal on ditching Germany’s debt brake – still to be confirmed by the outgoing parliament – marked a seismic shift. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jeremy Clarkson mocks US car industry amid Trump's controversial tariffs

The Clarkson’s Farm star has taken a jab at the US automotive industry on social media, criticising the impact of Donald Trump's new tariffs during a controversial Congressional speech

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2 w. ago How Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will impact US businesses and shoppers

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs have plunged America into an escalating trade war — and consumers and businesses will be the hardest hit

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2 w. ago What to know about Trump's tariffs and their impact on businesses and shoppers

U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs are here — plunging America into an escalating trade war with China, Canada and Mexico

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2 w. ago US stock slide deepens on fears over impact of Trump tariffs

Investors fret that aggressively protectionist trade policy will hurt economy

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2 w. ago China likely to target US agriculture, state media reports, as Trump tariff deadline nears

Global Times signals Beijing’s likely countermeasure after US president threatened a further 10% duty to come into force on TuesdayChina is preparing countermeasures against fresh US import tariffs that are set to take effect on Tuesday, China’s state-backed Global Times reported, with American agricultural exports likely to be targeted.Donald Trump last week threatened China with an extra 10% duty, resulting in a cumulative 20% tariff, while accusing Beijing of not having done enough to halt the flow of fentanyl into America, something China said was tantamount to “blackmail”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product

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2 w. ago Trump said Zelenskyy ‘does not have the cards’. But how well is he playing his own hand? | Olga Chyzh

The US president has no interest in countering aggressors. His short-termist game plan will cost America dearThe White House meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be remembered as far more than just a diplomatic disaster. It marked the end of international politics as we know it, and was a harbinger for the sunset of Pax Americana. Zelenskyy, reeling from the meeting, arrived in London on Saturday to attend a defence summit with other European leaders. Thanks to Trump’s performance, those leaders now have clarity on where the US government stands on the war in Ukraine – and, more broadly, on how US foreign policy may look in future.It is hard to overstate what a departure this is. Since the end of the second world war, the US has been the primary architect and guarantor of an intricate network of global institutions anchored by Nato, the World Trade Organization, and the International Monetary Fund. Together, these partners crafted a security umbrella whose benef...

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2 w. ago In Trump’s 1.0 his decisions left an impact on National Parks that would be felt for centuries. He just did it again

Millions of parkgoers could face closures, long lines, and dirtier parklands with the loss of critical staff members

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