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Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

France and Germany have proposed measures that could cut China off its biggest and richest market if it doesn’t change its ways.

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WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

France and Germany have proposed measures that could cut China off its biggest and richest market if it doesn’t change its ways.

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

France and Germany have proposed measures that could cut China off its biggest and richest market if it doesn’t change its ways.

previous day 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

France and Germany have proposed measures that could cut China off its biggest and richest market if it doesn’t change its ways.

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

The US sharemarket goes up and up, but it’s not a broad-based bull run. In fact, it comes down to two tech stars that are stemming the tide for...

wednesday 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

The US sharemarket goes up and up, but it’s not a broad-based bull run. In fact, it comes down to two tech stars that are stemming the tide for...

wednesday 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

The US sharemarket goes up and up, but it’s not a broad-based bull run. In fact, it comes down to two tech stars that are stemming the tide for...

wednesday 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

The US sharemarket goes up and up, but it’s not a broad-based bull run. In fact, it comes down to two tech stars that are stemming the tide for...

wednesday 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

Bond investors have been searching for the weak points in the global economy, forcing government debt yields up around the world. In France, they have...

06.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

Bond investors have been searching for the weak points in the global economy, forcing government debt yields up around the world. In France, they have...

06.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

Bond investors have been searching for the weak points in the global economy, forcing government debt yields up around the world. In France, they have...

06.10.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

FROGS, not PIIGS, could spark the next global financial crisis

Bond investors have been searching for the weak points in the global economy, forcing government debt yields up around the world. In France, they have...

06.10.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Donald Trump just made a desperate move to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. The relief, however, is likely to be short-lived.

05.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Donald Trump just made a desperate move to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. The relief, however, is likely to be short-lived.

05.10.2026 80

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Donald Trump just made a desperate move to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. The relief, however, is likely to be short-lived.

05.10.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Trump’s bluff is too late to save him

Donald Trump just made a desperate move to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. The relief, however, is likely to be short-lived.

05.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to create a global tariff regime is being tested by the same panel of judges that deemed his previous attempts...

01.10.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to create a global tariff regime is being tested by the same panel of judges that deemed his previous attempts...

01.10.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to create a global tariff regime is being tested by the same panel of judges that deemed his previous attempts...

01.10.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to create a global tariff regime is being tested by the same panel of judges that deemed his previous attempts...

01.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reveals it lost $US42 billion last year and is dangerously reliant on two big customers and its own rivals as it plans...

30.09.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reveals it lost $US42 billion last year and is dangerously reliant on two big customers and its own rivals as it plans...

30.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reveals it lost $US42 billion last year and is dangerously reliant on two big customers and its own rivals as it plans...

30.09.2026 100

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reveals it lost $US42 billion last year and is dangerously reliant on two big customers and its own rivals as it plans...

30.09.2026 100

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

If you were looking for an illustrated view of what’s been happening in the world economy and markets this year, you’d have to look no further...

29.09.2026 20

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

If you were looking for an illustrated view of what’s been happening in the world economy and markets this year, you’d have to look no further...

29.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

If you were looking for an illustrated view of what’s been happening in the world economy and markets this year, you’d have to look no further...

29.09.2026 20

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

If you were looking for an illustrated view of what’s been happening in the world economy and markets this year, you’d have to look no further...

29.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s multi-trillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has...

28.09.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s multi-trillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has...

28.09.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s multi-trillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has...

28.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Wall Street’s multi-trillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has...

28.09.2026 80

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Trump effect: Why cracks are widening in financial markets

It is one of the world’s most important markets, and the alarm bells are starting to ring louder.

24.09.2026 40

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Trump effect: Why cracks are widening in financial markets

It is one of the world’s most important markets, and the alarm bells are starting to ring louder.

24.09.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Trump effect: Why cracks are widening in financial markets

It is one of the world’s most important markets, and the alarm bells are starting to ring louder.

24.09.2026 40

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The Trump effect: Why cracks are widening in financial markets

It is one of the world’s most important markets, and the alarm bells are starting to ring louder.

24.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

At face value, 71-year-old farmer Howard Buffett has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a prestigious company, other than that he...

23.09.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

At face value, 71-year-old farmer Howard Buffett has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a prestigious company, other than that he...

23.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

At face value, 71-year-old farmer Howard Buffett has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a prestigious company, other than that he...

23.09.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

At face value, 71-year-old farmer Howard Buffett has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a prestigious company, other than that he...

23.09.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Stop the bleeding’? A Trump move to stop the diesel spike could hurt all of us

Republicans, fearful of losing control of Congress, are pressuring the US president to ban or restrict diesel exports to stop the fuel’s price surge...

22.09.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Stop the bleeding’? A Trump move to stop the diesel spike could hurt all of us

Republicans, fearful of losing control of Congress, are pressuring the US president to ban or restrict diesel exports to stop the fuel’s price surge...

22.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Stop the bleeding’? A Trump move to stop the diesel spike could hurt all of us

Republicans, fearful of losing control of Congress, are pressuring the US president to ban or restrict diesel exports to stop the fuel’s price surge...

22.09.2026 30

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Stop the bleeding’? A Trump move to stop the diesel spike could hurt all of us

Republicans, fearful of losing control of Congress, are pressuring the US president to ban or restrict diesel exports to stop the fuel’s price surge...

22.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war is strangling the world

It’s no surprise Fed chair Kevin Warsh avoided direct references to the war in the Middle East last week. But the consequences of Trump’s...

21.09.2026 40

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war is strangling the world

It’s no surprise Fed chair Kevin Warsh avoided direct references to the war in the Middle East last week. But the consequences of Trump’s...

21.09.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war is strangling the world

It’s no surprise Fed chair Kevin Warsh avoided direct references to the war in the Middle East last week. But the consequences of Trump’s...

21.09.2026 40

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s war is strangling the world

It’s no surprise Fed chair Kevin Warsh avoided direct references to the war in the Middle East last week. But the consequences of Trump’s...

21.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Time to crime’: Trump’s grand plan dealt a serious blow

Donald Trump has just been dealt a big setback in his plan to make the US the crypto capital of the world.

16.09.2026 30

WA Today

Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Time to crime’: Trump’s grand plan dealt a serious blow

Donald Trump has just been dealt a big setback in his plan to make the US the crypto capital of the world.

16.09.2026 40

The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz