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The unintended consequences of Trump’s copper tariff

The US has a lot of copper in the ground but not much capacity to process it. That imbalance and Donald Trump’s new 50 per cent tariff will inflict...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The unintended consequences of Trump’s copper tariff

The US has a lot of copper in the ground but not much capacity to process it. That imbalance and Donald Trump’s new 50 per cent tariff will inflict...

yesterday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The unintended consequences of Trump’s copper tariff

The US has a lot of copper in the ground but not much capacity to process it. That imbalance and Donald Trump’s new 50 per cent tariff will inflict...

yesterday 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The unintended consequences of Trump’s copper tariff

The US has a lot of copper in the ground but not much capacity to process it. That imbalance and Donald Trump’s new 50 per cent tariff will inflict...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump declared an auction but no bidders turned up

The president is like an auctioneer with an ill-fitting suit and loud tie trying to sell a property that no-one wants to buy.

previous day 8

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump declared an auction but no bidders turned up

The president is like an auctioneer with an ill-fitting suit and loud tie trying to sell a property that no-one wants to buy.

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump declared an auction but no bidders turned up

The president is like an auctioneer with an ill-fitting suit and loud tie trying to sell a property that no-one wants to buy.

previous day 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump declared an auction but no bidders turned up

The president is like an auctioneer with an ill-fitting suit and loud tie trying to sell a property that no-one wants to buy.

previous day 9

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Whack-a-mole: Comparative advantage is being redefined by Trump’s trade war

It used to be that economies prospered if they could produce goods more efficiently than their competitors. Now, the competitiveness of their exports...

monday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Whack-a-mole: Comparative advantage is being redefined by Trump’s trade war

It used to be that economies prospered if they could produce goods more efficiently than their competitors. Now, the competitiveness of their exports...

monday 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Whack-a-mole: Comparative advantage is being redefined by Trump’s trade war

It used to be that economies prospered if they could produce goods more efficiently than their competitors. Now, the competitiveness of their exports...

monday 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Whack a mole: Comparative advantage is being redefined by Trump’s trade war

It used to be that economies prospered if they could produce goods more efficiently than their competitors. Now, the competitiveness of their exports...

monday 7

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s foolish war on the world is a mess

Trump promised “90 deals in 90 days” in April. It’s proving far more difficult than he thought as the clock ticks down.

03.07.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s foolish war on the world is a mess

Trump promised “90 deals in 90 days” in April. It’s proving far more difficult than he thought as the clock ticks down.

03.07.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s foolish war on the world is a mess

Trump promised “90 deals in 90 days” in April. It’s proving far more difficult than he thought as the clock ticks down.

03.07.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s foolish war on the world is a mess

Trump promised “90 deals in 90 days” in April. It’s proving far more difficult than he thought as the clock ticks down.

03.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump shows his impotence by attacking the Fed chair

The US president, stepping up his assault on Jerome Powell, threatens to replace him with someone who will do what they’re told. But his powers to...

02.07.2025 5

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump shows his impotence by attacking the Fed chair

The US president, stepping up his assault on Jerome Powell, threatens to replace him with someone who will do what they’re told. But his powers to...

02.07.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump shows his impotence by attacking the Fed chair

The US president, stepping up his assault on Jerome Powell, threatens to replace him with someone who will do what they’re told. But his powers to...

02.07.2025 8

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump shows his impotence by attacking the Fed chair

The US president, stepping up his assault on Jerome Powell, threatens to replace him with someone who will do what they’re told. But his powers to...

02.07.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic’ act: The US Senate has just made $5.8 trillion disappear

The Senate Republicans are using a controversial accounting approach to make the cost of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill appear far smaller...

01.07.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic’ act: The US Senate has just made $5.8 trillion disappear

The Senate Republicans are using a controversial accounting approach to make the cost of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill appear far smaller...

01.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic’ act: The US Senate has just made $5.8 trillion disappear

The Senate Republicans are using a controversial accounting approach to make the cost of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill appear far smaller...

01.07.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s ‘magic’ act: The US Senate has just made $5.8 trillion disappear

The Senate Republicans are using a controversial accounting approach to make the cost of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill appear far smaller...

01.07.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America exploits its ‘revenge tax’ to back out of historic deal

A key section of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been dropped but the fate of a global deal that took decades to achieve is now up in the air.

30.06.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America exploits its ‘revenge tax’ to back out of historic deal

A key section of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been dropped but the fate of a global deal that took decades to achieve is now up in the air.

30.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America exploits its ‘revenge tax’ to back out of historic deal

A key section of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been dropped but the fate of a global deal that took decades to achieve is now up in the air.

30.06.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s America exploits its ‘revenge tax’ to back out of historic deal

A key section of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been dropped but the fate of a global deal that took decades to achieve is now up in the air.

30.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Beware the doom loop: New bank rules raise debt fears

America is poised to soften capital requirements for banks so they can buy more government bonds and help finance Donald Trump’s mega budget. It’s...

26.06.2025 9

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Beware the doom loop: New bank rules raise debt fears

America is poised to soften capital requirements for banks so they can buy more government bonds and help finance Donald Trump’s mega budget. It’s...

26.06.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Beware the doom loop: New bank rules raise debt fears

America is poised to soften capital requirements for banks so they can buy more government bonds and help finance Donald Trump’s mega budget. It’s...

26.06.2025 5

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Beware the doom loop: New bank rules raise debt fears

America is poised to soften capital requirements for banks so they can buy more government bonds and help finance Donald Trump’s mega budget. It’s...

26.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Genius move that could blow up in America’s face

Donald Trump’s bid to make the US the crypto capital of the world is gaining steam after the passing of a bill in the Senate. But critics say it...

25.06.2025 8

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Genius move that could blow up in America’s face

Donald Trump’s bid to make the US the crypto capital of the world is gaining steam after the passing of a bill in the Senate. But critics say it...

25.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Genius move that could blow up in America’s face

Donald Trump’s bid to make the US the crypto capital of the world is gaining steam after the passing of a bill in the Senate. But critics say it...

25.06.2025 7

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Genius move that could blow up in America’s face

Donald Trump’s bid to make the US the crypto capital of the world is gaining steam after the passing of a bill in the Senate. But critics say it...

25.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.

24.06.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.

24.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.

24.06.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.

24.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The alarm bells should be ringing louder in markets

From the Middle East crisis to Trump’s trade wars and everything in between, investors are seemingly ignoring the escalating risks growing for...

23.06.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The alarm bells should be ringing louder in markets

From the Middle East crisis to Trump’s trade wars and everything in between, investors are seemingly ignoring the escalating risks growing for...

23.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The alarm bells should be ringing louder in markets

From the Middle East crisis to Trump’s trade wars and everything in between, investors are seemingly ignoring the escalating risks growing for...

23.06.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The alarm bells should be ringing louder in markets

From the Middle East crisis to Trump’s trade wars and everything in between, investors are seemingly ignoring the escalating risks growing for...

23.06.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Fed continues to watch and wait for Trump’s tariffs to bite

The US central bank has kept interest rates on hold as Trump’s tariffs and their potential fallout leave its members as confused as everyone else.

19.06.2025 10

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Fed continues to watch and wait for Trump’s tariffs to bite

The US central bank has kept interest rates on hold as Trump’s tariffs and their potential fallout leave its members as confused as everyone else.

19.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Fed continues to watch and wait for Trump’s tariffs to bite

The US central bank has kept interest rates on hold as Trump’s tariffs and their potential fallout leave its members as confused as everyone else.

19.06.2025 10

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Fed continues to watch and wait for Trump’s tariffs to bite

The US central bank has kept interest rates on hold as Trump’s tariffs and their potential fallout leave its members as confused as everyone else.

19.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s trade war is starting to bite China’s economy

China’s economy is holding up better than expected in this early phase of the trade war, but first cracks are emerging.

18.06.2025 7

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s trade war is starting to bite China’s economy

China’s economy is holding up better than expected in this early phase of the trade war, but first cracks are emerging.

18.06.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz