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The Jeffrey Epstein files explained
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In a spat with Donald Trump, Elon Musk invokes the Epstein files, a source of endless speculation and conspiracy.
Jun 5, 2025, 11:33 PM
Trump, China trade tensions resume; steel tariffs boost BlueScope; Soul Patts, Brickworks shares surge on $14b merger; sharemarket retreats
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Shares retreat, steel tariffs boost BlueScope; Opthea’s director exodus; Soul Patts, Brickworks to merge; oil up 2pc; iron ore hits one-month low. Follow live.
Jun 1, 2025, 9:56 PM
Why didn’t Trump’s new tariff threat rock the market? TACO theory
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Investors largely shrugged off Donald Trump’s latest tariff pronouncements, but risks are building that shouldn’t be so easily ignored.
May 23, 2025, 11:40 PM
Republicans are being torn apart by Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ tax bill
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Tensions between the ‘country club’ and ‘country music’ wings of the party have erupted in debates over a tax bill that Congress and the president need to pass.
May 20, 2025, 11:47 PM
Donald Trump will call Putin, then Zelensky, to push for ceasefire
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Donald Trump said he will call Russia’s president and then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow live updates.
May 17, 2025, 9:20 PM
Trump moves to ramp up deep-sea mining
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The US president signed an executive order to speed up permits for ocean mining to boost the supply of critical resources largely controlled by China.
Apr 24, 2025, 11:44 PM
Market should ignore Trump’s headline roulette and watch his big plan
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As markets swing to the US President’s every thought, smart investors need to stay focused on his broader agenda. And it’s not pretty.
Apr 23, 2025, 11:30 PM
Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze
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The world’s wealthiest university has accused the US government of making “sweeping and intrusive demands”.
Apr 21, 2025, 11:00 PM
Forget 60/40 – a 25/25/25/25 portfolio may be the best bet for Trump
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The president’s tariff deals and a reduction in chaos won’t come fast. Big changes to the investment landscape may need a radically altered approach.
Apr 20, 2025, 11:54 PM
Time to go back to the basics and buy stocks like these
The Australian Financial Review
We, like almost every other investor on the planet, underestimated Trump’s resolve to reshape global trade and just how far he appears willing to go to do this.
Apr 12, 2025, 11:11 PM
Inside Clive Palmer’s one-man war on ASIC
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Clive Palmer and Donald Trump both believe they’ve been the targets of unfair lawsuits by regulators, and both aim to get even.
Mar 29, 2025, 6:00 PM
PM pulls trigger for May 3 election, likens Dutton to Trump
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Anthony Albanese accepts voters are not better off than they were three years ago but says they should contemplate the alternative.
Mar 27, 2025, 11:04 PM
‘Peak fear day’ is coming for markets. Our super sector is exposed
The Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump calls it “liberation day” but the date of his next big reveal on tariffs comes at a risky time for Australia’s large superannuation funds.
Mar 23, 2025, 10:48 PM
Donald Trump’s golfing buddy Steve Witkoff turned envoy stumbles over Donbass
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Steve Witkoff, a real estate developer with no prior diplomatic experience, floundered when discussing Ukraine; UK government orders probe into Heathrow shutdown. Follow the latest here.
Mar 22, 2025, 8:12 PM
Trump’s massive shipping fees threaten US trade
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The president’s plan to slap huge fees on China-linked ships is starting to choke trade as US exporters struggle to find vessels to send goods abroad.
Mar 19, 2025, 11:57 PM
Donald Trump jnr cashes in on the MAGA economy
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ESG and DEI are out as the US president’s son makes lucrative investments that align with his father’s vision of America.
Mar 12, 2025, 11:49 PM
How Canada’s ‘rock star’ Carney will fight Trump
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The former central banker has cast himself as an even-keeled political outsider with the economic bona fides to take on the US and manage a trade war.
Mar 9, 2025, 11:55 PM
Why Trump’s economic gamble will force the Fed’s hand
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Donald Trump’s strategy to crush demand while giving US companies a boost is driving the world’s largest economy toward the edge, but it could be all part of the plan.
Mar 8, 2025, 10:00 PM
Donald Trump 2.0 makes landfall
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Trump’s tariffs on Australian aluminium will have a modest economic impact, but his assault on US allies is changing Australia’s place in the world.
Mar 6, 2025, 11:54 PM
US threats push Keir Starmer to boost British defence spending
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The UK’s new defence spending plan comes at a crunch moment for the British prime minister before he meets Donald Trump in the White House.
Feb 25, 2025, 11:38 PM
Europe needs to toughen up and shrug off Trump’s bullying
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European leaders need to reduce their dangerous dependence on a new adversarial America.
Feb 17, 2025, 11:26 PM
Donald Trump’s ambition, China’s DeepSeek overshadow summit
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The event aims to address how to harness the potential of artificial intelligence so that it benefits everyone, while containing the technology’s myriad risks.
Feb 9, 2025, 11:45 PM
The real reason Trump is quickly imposing tariffs
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The president is hoping to raise revenue from new tariffs. He’s banking on this money to help plug a budget hole from his promised tax cuts.
Feb 9, 2025, 11:34 PM
Judge extends brake on Musk’s Treasury raid, summons Trump to court
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If the new administration fails to comply with the emergency order, the situation could pose a fundamental test of America’s rule of law.
Feb 8, 2025, 11:41 PM
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