Geopolitics

The "verbal agreement" at the centre of Trump's latest trade controversy does not appear to have been documented and was not widely reported at the time it was secured.

Shares in the biotech giant plunged today after a sharp sales decline in its immunisation business in the US, where vaccine-sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr is set to become health secretary.

Anthony Albanese has taken a first step towards achieving an exemption for Australia from US tariffs. But even if he succeeds, it doesn't guarantee Donald Trump won't change his mind later on.

Australia secured an exemption from similar tariffs in 2018. Can its current ambassador to the US do the same — or will businesses face a costly “slap in the face”?

There's about a week to go until the RBA meets, but it may well be tariffs that continue to take the economic spotlight.

Donald Trump's rapid-fire announcement of one extraordinary policy after another in the first days of his second presidency has caught the media, the markets and allies like Australia off guard.

Anthony Albanese was peppered with questions about Donald Trump’s announced plan to annex Gaza, proving that the new president can cause chaos with just a few words.

Donald Trump rattled markets by doing exactly what he said he'd do — impose steep tariffs on some of his country's biggest trading partners.

The former prime minister conceded that US tariffs on China, Australia's biggest trading partner, are understandable. But he was less eager about those targeting Canada.

Australian officials were eager to brief the incoming Trump administration on the government's new tech levy, which will be imposed on social media platforms unless they strike deals with media companies.

The Asia-focused chief investment officer on Trump’s tariffs, AI’s dominance through 2025, and her contrarian bet against the market on China late last year.