18 h. ago How the West was lost by Trump, a predator upon his own allies

Donald Trump has abandoned “the West” and, with it, America’s role as “leader of the free world”.

Politics

20 h. ago Trump’s tariffs raise risk of global recession this year to 60%, JP Morgan warns

America’s biggest investment bank has torn up its growth forecasts for the US after global stocks tumbled.

Events

20 h. ago Trump’s tariffs raise risk of global recession this year to 60 per cent, JP Morgan warns

America’s biggest investment bank has torn up its growth forecasts for the US after global stocks tumbled.

Events

45 h. ago After $10.4 trillion wipeout, US expected to fall into recession ‘under weight of tariffs’

While the White House says Trump’s plan is working, some Republicans have joined Democrats to introduce a bill to terminate new tariffs unless the US Congress approves them.

Economics

50 h. ago Trump extends lifeline for TikTok amid growing trade war with Beijing

The US president acknowledged the tariffs on China may complicate a potential deal, and said he did not want the app to “go dark” in the meantime.

Politics

51 h. ago Trump wants to close off America. If he succeeds, the global consequences will be catastrophic

Under Donald Trump, the country that created the global free market is bringing it to an end, not soberly but vengefully. The entire episode would be comically clownish if it weren’t so serious.

Politics

64 h. ago Trump ousts national security boss after meeting with conspiracy theorist

A US official said Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and outside adviser to President Donald Trump, called for Timothy Haugh’s removal during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office.

Politics

65 h. ago Melting down: Trump has put America on the road to a deep economic crisis

Donald Trump thought markets would help beat his victims into submission. Instead, they have turned on him.

Politics

68 h. ago New world order: Trump’s tariff attack sparks global recession fears

His trade secretary says a recession would be “worth it” to restructure the US economy, while Trump plays it down but admits there could be bumps.

Politics

2 d. ago Trump pointed the finger at a country where the average wage is $11 a day. The crowd laughed

“They made a fortune with the United States of America,” the US President declared, as he imposed tariffs on some of the world’s poorest countries, in a move that could open the door for China.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump fires six national security officials after meeting with conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer

During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and their boss, Michael Waltz.

Politics

3 d. ago Brexit for the US: Trump’s tariffs are the sign of a nation in decline

Trump is famously unpredictable, but his unifying theme is utterly consistent: the retrieval of national power. It is to make America great again.

Politics

3 d. ago Lutnick calls Australian biosecurity rules ‘nonsense’, says Trump won’t back off

As global markets roiled from the US president’s tariff overhaul, his commerce secretary said the time for negotiation was over and other countries had to “change their ways”.

Politics

3 d. ago US bans government staff in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens

Though some US agencies already had strict rules on such relationships, a blanket “non-fraternisation” policy, as it is known, has been unheard of publicly since the Cold War.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump’s tariffs will hurt the world and the ones who love him most

The world is in uncharted territory thanks to the new US tariff regime.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

For weeks, the US president has insisted it would be a matter of “whatever they charge us, we charge them”. But it has become clear that isn’t what’s going on.

Politics

3 d. ago Donald Trump spent 48 minutes declaring war on trade. We fact

The US president unveiled his global tariff policy during a long and sometimes meandering press conference on what he dubbed ‘Liberation Day’. We analysed what he said.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump hits Australia with 10 per cent tariff on all exports to the US

The US president singled out Australia’s largest export to the US, beef, and said it was unfair that the country did not accept imports of American beef.

Politics

4 d. ago Musk’s time at White House and DOGE ‘will end’ soon, Trump hints

The US president has been suggesting changes are coming, now his lieutenant’s big unsuccessful gamble in Wisconsin on Wednesday has sent tongues wagging.

Politics

4 d. ago Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Trump’s billionaire sidekick said the poll would “determine the fate of western civilisation”. It might also alter his image as a rainmaker for American conservatives.

Politics