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Trump loves a deal, but these two are not going to plan

Donald Trump is obsessed with the notion that he is the ultimate dealmaker. He may need to rethink that.

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump loves a deal, but these two are not going to plan

Donald Trump is obsessed with the notion that he is the ultimate dealmaker. He may need to rethink that.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump loves a deal, but these two are not going to plan

Donald Trump is obsessed with the notion that he is the ultimate dealmaker. He may need to rethink that.

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The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump loves a deal, but these two are not going to plan

Donald Trump is obsessed with the notion that he is the ultimate dealmaker. He may need to rethink that.

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Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time, but with the spectre of a new Trump-appointed chair looming, dissent among its members is...

11.12.2025 9

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time, but with the spectre of a new Trump-appointed chair looming, dissent among its members is...

11.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time, but with the spectre of a new Trump-appointed chair looming, dissent among its members is...

11.12.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time, but with the spectre of a new Trump-appointed chair looming, dissent among its members is...

11.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Tariff rescue: Trump gives Band-Aids to the farmers he hurt

Trump’s $18 billion Band-Aid for embattled US farmers won’t make China buy more soybeans or fix the rising costs of equipment.

10.12.2025 9

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Tariff rescue: Trump gives Band-Aids to the farmers he hurt

Tariff rescue: Trump gives Band-Aids to the farmers he hurt

Trump’s $18 billion Band-Aid for embattled US farmers won’t make China buy more soybeans or fix the rising costs of equipment.

10.12.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Tariff rescue: Trump gives Band-Aids to the farmers he hurt

Tariff rescue: Trump gives Band-Aids to the farmers he hurt

Trump’s $18 billion Band-Aid for embattled US farmers won’t make China buy more soybeans or fix the rising costs of equipment.

10.12.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Tariff rescue: Trump gives Band-Aids to the farmers he hurt

Trump’s $18 billion Band-Aid for embattled US farmers won’t make China buy more soybeans or fix the rising costs of equipment.

10.12.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

China has posted a record trade surplus of more than $US1 trillion, and that is before the year is even finished. Its trading partners are threatening...

09.12.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

China has posted a record trade surplus of more than $US1 trillion, and that is before the year is even finished. Its trading partners are threatening...

09.12.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

China has posted a record trade surplus of more than $US1 trillion, and that is before the year is even finished. Its trading partners are threatening...

09.12.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

China has posted a record trade surplus of more than $US1 trillion, and that is before the year is even finished. Its trading partners are threatening...

09.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deception exposed as US giants sue

US companies are queuing up to sue the Trump administration as they shoot down one of his key declarations about his trade war.

08.12.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deception exposed as US giants sue

Trump’s deception exposed as US giants sue

US companies are queuing up to sue the Trump administration as they shoot down one of his key declarations about his trade war.

08.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deception exposed as US giants sue

Trump’s deception exposed as US giants sue

US companies are queuing up to sue the Trump administration as they shoot down one of his key declarations about his trade war.

08.12.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s deception exposed as US giants sue

US companies are queuing up to sue the Trump administration as they shoot down one of his key declarations about his trade war.

08.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

There are $270 billion of frozen Russian assets held in Europe. They could be used to give the European Union a voice in settlement of the war.

04.12.2025 9

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

There are $270 billion of frozen Russian assets held in Europe. They could be used to give the European Union a voice in settlement of the war.

04.12.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

There are $270 billion of frozen Russian assets held in Europe. They could be used to give the European Union a voice in settlement of the war.

04.12.2025 9

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

There are $270 billion of frozen Russian assets held in Europe. They could be used to give the European Union a voice in settlement of the war.

04.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

Google’s latest chatbot and AI chip are a threat to Nvidia and OpenAI’s dominance.

03.12.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

Google’s latest chatbot and AI chip are a threat to Nvidia and OpenAI’s dominance.

03.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

Google’s latest chatbot and AI chip are a threat to Nvidia and OpenAI’s dominance.

03.12.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

Google’s latest chatbot and AI chip are a threat to Nvidia and OpenAI’s dominance.

03.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s act of genius could spark trouble in the world’s most important market

We are getting a first-hand look at just how risky the Trump administration’s plan to bring crypto assets into the mainstream of the US financial...

02.12.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s act of genius could spark trouble in the world’s most important market

Trump’s act of genius could spark trouble in the world’s most important market

We are getting a first-hand look at just how risky the Trump administration’s plan to bring crypto assets into the mainstream of the US financial...

02.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s act of genius could spark trouble in the world’s most important market

Trump’s act of genius could spark trouble in the world’s most important market

We are getting a first-hand look at just how risky the Trump administration’s plan to bring crypto assets into the mainstream of the US financial...

02.12.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s act of genius could spark trouble in the world’s most important market

We are getting a first-hand look at just how risky the Trump administration’s plan to bring crypto assets into the mainstream of the US financial...

02.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic pudding’ is an awful recipe

Donald Trump’s latest announcement about cutting out income taxes for the American people is, like many of his plans, a fantasy.

01.12.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic pudding’ is an awful recipe

Trump’s ‘magic pudding’ is an awful recipe

Donald Trump’s latest announcement about cutting out income taxes for the American people is, like many of his plans, a fantasy.

01.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic pudding’ is an awful recipe

Trump’s ‘magic pudding’ is an awful recipe

Donald Trump’s latest announcement about cutting out income taxes for the American people is, like many of his plans, a fantasy.

01.12.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic pudding’ is an awful recipe

Donald Trump’s latest announcement about cutting out income taxes for the American people is, like many of his plans, a fantasy.

01.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is about to pick the winner of his beauty parade

The frontrunner to take over as head of the Federal Reserve has the one qualification that Donald Trump is looking for above all.

27.11.2025 9

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is about to pick the winner of his beauty parade

Trump is about to pick the winner of his beauty parade

The frontrunner to take over as head of the Federal Reserve has the one qualification that Donald Trump is looking for above all.

27.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is about to pick the winner of his beauty parade

Trump is about to pick the winner of his beauty parade

The frontrunner to take over as head of the Federal Reserve has the one qualification that Donald Trump is looking for above all.

27.11.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump is about to pick the winner of his beauty parade

The frontrunner to take over as head of the Federal Reserve has the one qualification that Donald Trump is looking for most of all.

27.11.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

The new Japanese prime minister has unveiled a massive stimulus package in response to weak growth, stubborn inflation, spiralling debt and rising...

26.11.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

The new Japanese prime minister has unveiled a massive stimulus package in response to weak growth, stubborn inflation, spiralling debt and rising...

26.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

The new Japanese prime minister has unveiled a massive stimulus package in response to weak growth, stubborn inflation, spiralling debt and rising...

26.11.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

Takaichi’s gamble: Japan is trying to escape the debt trap

The new Japanese prime minister has unveiled a massive stimulus package in response to weak growth, stubborn inflation, spiralling debt and rising...

26.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

Had the West focused earlier on the flow, rather than the price, of Russian oil exports, the outcome of the war in Ukraine might have been very...

25.11.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

Had the West focused earlier on the flow, rather than the price, of Russian oil exports, the outcome of the war in Ukraine might have been very...

25.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

Had the West focused earlier on the flow, rather than the price, of Russian oil exports, the outcome of the war in Ukraine might have been very...

25.11.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

America’s new sanctions on Russian oil may be biting too late

Had the West focused earlier on the flow, rather than the price, of Russian oil exports, the outcome of the war in Ukraine might have been very...

25.11.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

BHP’s ‘Hail Mary’ bid to gatecrash a $92 billion deal fails

BHP’s ‘Hail Mary’ bid to gatecrash a $92 billion deal fails

BHP chief Mike Henry’s last throw of the dice was always going to be a long shot.

24.11.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

BHP’s ‘Hail Mary’ bid to gatecrash a $92 billion deal fails

BHP’s ‘Hail Mary’ bid to gatecrash a $92 billion deal fails

BHP chief Mike Henry’s last throw of the dice was always going to be a long shot.

24.11.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz