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Trade deal-making ramps up ahead of US tariff deadline

Trade deal-making ramps up ahead of US tariff deadline

Several trade deals are close to being struck, US President Donald Trump says as the deadline approaches for higher tariffs on imports to America.

US tariffs 'second fiddle' to overseas student caps

US tariffs 'second fiddle' to overseas student caps

US tariffs 'second fiddle' to overseas student caps

US tariffs 'second fiddle' to overseas student caps

US tariffs have become one of Australia's biggest economic concerns, but one expert warns the government's student caps could be a bigger issue.

Trump says US has struck a trade deal with Vietnam

Trump says US has struck a trade deal with Vietnam

Trump says US has struck a trade deal with Vietnam

Trump says US has struck a trade deal with Vietnam

Vietnam and the United States have struck a trade deal, US President Donald Trump says.

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Rice not on the table in Japan's trade talks with US

Rice not on the table in Japan's trade talks with US

Donald Trump has criticised Japan for not buying American rice as Tokyo scrambles to convince the US to scrap a 25 per cent tariff on Japanese cars.

PM talks up Australia-US ties as Trump pressure grows

PM talks up Australia-US ties as Trump pressure grows

The prime minister has played up Australia's importance to the US as speculation swirls over why he hasn't yet managed to get a face-to-face with the president.

Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada over digital tax

Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada over digital tax

US President Donald Trump says his July 9 trade deadline is not a fixed date, telling reporters that it could be sooner or later than that date.

How Trump's presence ... and absence haunted the PM

How Trump's presence ... and absence haunted the PM

There's no escape from Donald J.Trump for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Everywhere he turns, the US president's tariffs linger over Australian affairs.

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Trump wary of EU trade offer while Japan being 'tough'

Trump wary of EU trade offer while Japan being 'tough'

Trump wary of EU trade offer while Japan being 'tough'

Trump wary of EU trade offer while Japan being 'tough'

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remains at a G7 meeting in Canada for trade talks following President Donald Trump's early departure from the summit.

Global doom and gloom sinks Aussie economic optimism

Global doom and gloom sinks Aussie economic optimism

Global doom and gloom sinks Aussie economic optimism

Global doom and gloom sinks Aussie economic optimism

With the world order under threat, Australian attitudes to the economy and security are the bleakest they've been in two decades, a Lowy Institute poll shows.

Deal gets US-China trade truce back on track: Trump

Deal gets US-China trade truce back on track: Trump

Deal gets US-China trade truce back on track: Trump

Deal gets US-China trade truce back on track: Trump

US President Donald Trump says negotiations with China have resulted in a deal to get the trade relationship between the two countries back on track.

Trump says rare earths to flow in new China trade deal

Trump says rare earths to flow in new China trade deal

Trump says rare earths to flow in new China trade deal

Trump says rare earths to flow in new China trade deal

The US will get magnets and rare earths from China under a new trade deal and tariffs on Chinese goods will go to 55 per cent, President Donald Trump says.

US and Chinese officials meet in the UK for trade talks

US and Chinese officials meet in the UK for trade talks

US and Chinese officials meet in the UK for trade talks

US and Chinese officials meet in the UK for trade talks

High-level trade talks between the United States and China have begun in London.

'No justification': minister seeks tariff breakthrough

'No justification': minister seeks tariff breakthrough

'No justification': minister seeks tariff breakthrough

'No justification': minister seeks tariff breakthrough

Ahead of a possible meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump at the G7, the trade minister says he's still optimistic of tariffs being removed.

Higher US tariffs on steel and aluminium kick in

Higher US tariffs on steel and aluminium kick in

Higher US tariffs on steel and aluminium kick in

Higher US tariffs on steel and aluminium kick in

In a move that has reignited trade tensions with key allies, United States President Donald Trump has doubled tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

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Australia seeks 'best deal' after UK tariff carve-out

Donald Trump's decision to grant the UK a tariff exemption offers some hope for Australia as the prime minister prepares for talks with the US president.

US gives countries deadline for trade offers: report

A letter suggests the US government will evaluate responses of trading partners and offer "a possible landing zone" that could include a reciprocal tariff rate.

Call for local steel mandate in face of Trump's tariffs

The federal government is being urged to protect Australian jobs after US President Donald Trump announced a plan to double levies on foreign steel.

Albanese hits out at Trump's 'economic self harm'

The Prime Minister has criticised US President Donald Trump's move to double tariffs on steel imports as "inappropriate" and an act of harm.

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Australia pushes tariffs removal amid US court ruling

Australia will keep urging the Trump administration to drop its "unjustified" tariffs on the nation's products as a US federal court throws up an obstacle.

Trump threatens new EU tariffs, reigniting trade fears

Describing EU trade talks as "going nowhere", US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50 per cent tariff.

US and China reach deal to cut trade tariffs - for now

The US and China have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days following talks aiming to end a trade war that's raised fears for the global economy.

US, China to hold ice-breaker trade talks in Geneva

Two top US officials will meet with China's top trade negotiator this weekend in the first major talks since President Donald Trump sparked a trade war.

Wary China 'evaluating' US offer for talks on tariffs

The US and China are locked in a cat-and-mouse game over tariffs with both sides unwilling to be seen to back down or be first to negotiate.

PM confident of Trump phone call after election outcome

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to call Donald Trump to talk about US tariffs on Australian goods, if Labor wins the election.

Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end

"I don't want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where people don't buy," Donald Trump says of the tariffs he has imposed on China.

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