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Deadline looms for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on implementing so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on some 180 trading partners ends on July 8. How are...

04.07.2025 10

The New Daily

Peter Draper

‘I’m going to send letters’: the deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming

Trump believes the United States holds all the cards in trade talks. That’s not necessarily the case.

01.07.2025 5

The Conversation

Peter Draper

In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note

Amid the chaos of Trump’s tariff wars, there is an opening for Australia to seize the moment with new trade partnerships.

04.06.2025 30

The Conversation

Peter Draper

The US and China have reached a temporary truce in the trade wars, but more turbulence lies ahead

Negotiations will continue while lower tariff rates are in place for 90 days. But free trade belongs to a bygone era.

13.05.2025 9

The Conversation

Peter Draper

No, that's not what a trade deficit means - and that's not how you calculate other nations' tariffs

05.04.2025 10

The Examiner

Peter Draper

No, that's not what a trade deficit means - and that's not how you calculate other nations' tariffs

05.04.2025 10

Canberra Times

Peter Draper

No, that’s not what a trade deficit means – and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs

To calculate its ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory. We are all going to...

04.04.2025 20

The Conversation

Peter Draper

Is Australia’s trade war with China now over? The answer might be out of our hands

Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in...

15.10.2024 20

The Conversation

Peter Draper