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Our economy might be spared from serious tariffs but if the human curve ball called Donald Trump hits the trading world with excessive tariffs on April 2, our stock market…
Promising tax indexation, a wise move no treasurer has ever gone before, could be a winning election play by Treasurer Jim Chalmers or his opposite…
Global stock markets are spooked by President Trump’s tariff threats to the USA’s trading partners, but history shows big quick sell-offs are often followed by…
How worried should you be about this stock market sell off? Can you keep your head when everyone around you is losing theirs?
The Prime Minister has opted to concentrate on Australian lives instead of flying to Washington to try and convince the US president that we need…
While election day is the best kept secret, polling tells us Treasurer Chalmers is Labor’s best election asset, while his opposite number Angus Taylor has…
The case for keeping the electoral college is strong and I confidently predict that in 2028 the candidate who wins the presidency also will win…
Trump tariffs are putting fear into global economies and stock markets but two of our best companies could have windfall profits thanks to the US…
If it didn’t have economic and stock market consequences, I mightn’t care about this story, but Monday brought a shock that indicates we are (excuse…
When hedge fund manager Steve Cohen talks, the market and media listen. So, what’s Cohen’s latest take on Trump?