7 d. ago Trump hails a ‘done deal’ with China on trade. What’s actually in it is fuzzy

The US president declared a great deal has been made with China, but with few details and seemingly no progress, analysts have doubts.

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7 d. ago ASX edges higher as energy stocks, gold miners advance; Cettire tanks

The Australian sharemarket is moderately up, defying a fall in US market futures after President Donald Trump dialled up trade tensions once again.

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7 d. ago ASX closes lower as miners and banks decline; Qantas, gold miners rise

The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday after US President Donald Trump dialled up trade tensions once again.

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7 d. ago Trump hails ‘done deal’ on China trade. What’s actually in it is fuzzy

The US president declared a great deal has been made with China, but with few details and seemingly no progress, analysts have doubts.

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8 d. ago After two days of talks, Trump’s China trade deal is right back where it started

After a marathon round of talks, US and Chinese negotiators arrived back at the same starting point they brokered one month ago.

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8 d. ago Has Trump created an opportunity for the euro to displace the US dollar?

Donald Trump’s trade wars may have opened a window of opportunity for the European Union to realise a long-held ambition: establishing the euro as the world’s reserve currency.

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9 d. ago It’s clear who has greater leverage in the trade talks. It’s not Trump

In the trade negotiations between China and the US, the focus has switched from tariffs to export controls as it becomes clear America can’t go without one crucial China export.

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1 week ago Australia news LIVE: US beef on the table in trade talks; Musk

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1 week ago Trump says trade deal with China ‘in very good shape’ after call with Xi

The US president also said he had accepted an invitation to visit Beijing after the call with his China counterpart – their first since he returned to power in January.

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2 w. ago ASX extends losses; Soul Patts and Brickworks jump on $14b merger plan

The Australian sharemarket went further into the red at lunchtime as investors remain in a cautious mood as they grapple with US President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

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2 w. ago ASX buckles under tariff concerns; Soul Patts, Brickworks jump on $14b merger

The Australian sharemarket declined on Monday as investors were once again in a cautious mood as they grappled with US President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

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2 w. ago ASX opens lower; Soul Patts and Brickworks jump on $14b merger plan

The Australian sharemarket has dipped lower to start the week as investors remain in a cautious mood as they grapple with US President Donald Trump’s trade wars, while investment firm Soul Patts and brick maker Brickworks announced a historic merger.

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2 w. ago Second bridge collapses near Ukraine border after Russian officials blame ‘illegal interference’

Reports of a second incident came through hours after a road bridge collapsed onto a passenger train about 100 kilometres from the Ukraine border, killing at least seven people.

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2 w. ago ‘The bridge was blown up’: At least seven dead after two Russian bridges collapse near Ukraine

The incidents in neighbouring regions derailed trains, including one headed for Moscow, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.

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2 w. ago ‘Illegal interference’: At least seven dead after bridge collapse causes train to derail in Russia

Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a bridge collapse near the border with Ukraine which caused a train travelling underneath to derail.

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2 w. ago One union could derail end to Sydney’s months of train chaos

The Minns government has reached an in-principle agreement with rail workers, but one union could derail everything if it doesn’t agree to one final issue.

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3 w. ago As Musk exited the White House with a grenade, a ‘nasty’ surprise awaited Trump

Despite the president’s protestations, markets are picking up on Donald Trump’s Michael Jacksonesque moonwalk in his global trade war - appearing to walk forward but going backwards.

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3 w. ago Court revolt, TACO talk and Musk grenades: Trump’s trade train derailed

Despite the president’s protestations, markets are picking up on Donald Trump’s Michael Jacksonesque moonwalk in his global trade war - appearing to walk forward but going backwards.

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3 w. ago ASX remains up after US court delivers trade war bombshell; banks, energy stocks rise

The Australian sharemarket has opened higher as America’s trade war against the rest of the world took yet another twist, with a US trade court blocking Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect.

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3 w. ago US court blocks Trump’s tariffs, rules president exceeded his authority

Minutes later, the Trump administration filed a notice of appeal and questioned the authority of the court.

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