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Which tariffs? China finds new markets to defy Trump’s trade war

America’s punishing tariffs were expected to undermine China’s export-driven economy. It’s not working.

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Which tariffs? China finds new markets to defy Trump’s trade war

America’s punishing tariffs were expected to undermine China’s export-driven economy. That’s clearly not happening.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Which tariffs? China finds new markets to defy Trump’s trade war

America’s punishing tariffs were expected to undermine China’s export-driven economy. It’s not working.

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The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Which tariffs? China finds new markets to defy Trump’s trade war

America’s punishing tariffs were expected to undermine China’s export-driven economy. It’s not working.

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Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

Trade hostilities between the US and China have escalated again, with China wielding its rare earths dominance and Donald Trump threatening more...

yesterday 9

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

Trade hostilities between the US and China have escalated again, with China wielding its rare earths dominance and Donald Trump threatening more...

yesterday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

Trade hostilities between the US and China have escalated again, with China wielding its rare earths dominance and Donald Trump threatening more...

yesterday 8

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

As tensions rise, is the TACO trade still alive?

Trade hostilities between the US and China have escalated again, with China wielding its rare earths dominance and Donald Trump threatening more...

yesterday 7

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Countries are beginning to respond to the flood of cheap imports into their markets, triggered by Trumps tariff wall around America.

09.10.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Countries are beginning to respond to the flood of cheap imports into their markets, triggered by Trumps tariff wall around America.

09.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Countries are beginning to respond to the flood of cheap imports into their markets, triggered by Trumps tariff wall around America.

09.10.2025 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Countries are beginning to respond to the flood of cheap imports into their markets, triggered by Trumps tariff wall around America.

09.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

The gold price hit a record overnight, topping $US4000 an ounce. Donald Trump, political dysfunction and rising global debt levels are all helping to...

08.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

The gold price hit a record overnight, topping $US4000 an ounce. Donald Trump, political dysfunction and rising global debt levels are all helping to...

08.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

The gold price has hit a record overnight, topping $US4000 an ounce. Donald Trump, political dysfunction and rising global debt levels are all helping...

08.10.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction, gold’s glitter grows

Amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction, gold’s glitter grows

The gold price has hit a record overnight, topping $US4000 an ounce. Donald Trump, political dysfunction and rising global debt levels are all helping...

08.10.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

Gold glitters amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction

The gold price has hit a record overnight, topping $US4000 an ounce. Donald Trump, political dysfunction and rising global debt levels are all helping...

08.10.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction, gold’s glitter grows

Amid dark clouds of global debt and dysfunction, gold’s glitter grows

The gold price has hit a record overnight, topping $US4000 an ounce. Donald Trump, political dysfunction and rising global debt levels are all helping...

08.10.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman is weaving a delicate but powerful web of AI developers and chipmakers that’s worth trillions.

07.10.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman is weaving a delicate but powerful web of AI developers and chipmakers that’s worth trillions.

07.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman is weaving a delicate but powerful web of AI developers and chipmakers that’s worth trillions.

07.10.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

The AI bubble just got a little bigger and no one knows when it will burst

ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman is weaving a delicate but powerful web of AI developers and chipmakers that’s worth trillions.

07.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

These American farmers are having a record year, but their hands are tied.

06.10.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

These American farmers are having a record year, but their hands are tied.

06.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

These American farmers are having a record year, but their hands are tied.

06.10.2025 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

These American farmers are having a record year, but their hands are tied.

06.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Past US shutdowns have been brief and had only minor impacts on the economy and markets. This time could be very different.

02.10.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Past US shutdowns have been brief and had only minor impacts on the economy and markets. This time could be very different.

02.10.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Past US shutdowns have been brief and had only minor impacts on the economy and markets. This time could be very different.

02.10.2025 9

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Danger man: Trump is the wildcard as America shuts down

Past US shutdowns have been brief and had only minor impacts on the economy and markets. This time could be very different.

02.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

Reports that China has temporarily banned imports of BHP’s iron ore show its resolve to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from...

01.10.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

Reports that China has temporarily banned imports of BHP’s iron ore show its resolve to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from...

01.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

Reports that China has temporarily banned imports of BHP’s iron ore show its resolve to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from...

01.10.2025 9

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

Reports that China has temporarily banned imports of BHP’s iron ore show its resolve to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from...

01.10.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

The proposed new owners of TikTok in the US are all close allies of Donald Trump. If their buyout of the popular social media platform succeeds, they...

30.09.2025 60

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

The proposed new owners of TikTok in the US are all close allies of Donald Trump. If their buyout of the popular social media platform succeeds, they...

30.09.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

The proposed new owners of TikTok in the US are all close allies of Donald Trump. If their buyout of the popular social media platform succeeds, they...

30.09.2025 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

Trump’s TikTok deal: A $21b bargain for his billionaire mates

The proposed new owners of TikTok in the US are all close allies of Donald Trump. If their buyout of the popular social media platform succeeds, they...

30.09.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Donald Trump is getting creative as he ramps up his war on the world.

29.09.2025 8

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Donald Trump is getting creative as he ramps up his war on the world.

29.09.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Donald Trump is getting creative as he ramps up his war on the world.

29.09.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Trump says kitchen cabinets and sofas are a threat to America

Donald Trump is getting creative as he ramps up his war on the world.

29.09.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

It’s good to be friends with Donald Trump. Just ask Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president Javier Milei.

25.09.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

It’s good to be friends with Donald Trump. Just ask Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president Javier Milei.

25.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

It’s good to be friends with Donald Trump. Just ask Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president Javier Milei.

25.09.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

Trump looks to save his ‘Mini-Me’ with a lifeline worth billions

It’s good to be friends with Donald Trump. Just ask Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president Javier Milei.

25.09.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

Neither Republicans nor Democrats want to be blamed for the disruption a shutdown would create – but it would give the US president even more power...

24.09.2025 4

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

Neither Republicans nor Democrats want to be blamed for the disruption a shutdown would create – but it would give the US president even more power...

24.09.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

Neither Republicans nor Democrats want to be blamed for the disruption a shutdown would create – but it would give the US president even more power...

24.09.2025 4

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

The US is headed for a government shutdown, and that’s just fine by Trump

Neither Republicans nor Democrats want to be blamed for the disruption a shutdown would create – but it would give the US president even more power...

24.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz