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The United Sates plans to impose tariffs as high as 3521 per cent on a certain import from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, targeting Chinese-backed firms accused of unfair subsidies.

Trump set to slap massive 3521 per cent tariffs on Asia

The US plans to impose tariffs as high as 3521 per cent on imports from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, targeting Chinese-backed firms accused of unfair subsidies.

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First-quarter earnings for Tesla missed expectations massively, with CEO Elon Musk’s political involvement and global trade tensions adding pressure to the electric vehicle giant’s struggling performance.

Tesla earnings plunge 20 per cent amid Musk political ties

First-quarter earnings for Tesla missed expectations massively, with CEO Elon Musk’s political involvement and global trade tensions adding pressure to the electric vehicle giant’s struggling performance.

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Uncertainty about trading conditions sparked by US tariffs is affecting the economic growth outlook.

Global body slashes Australian economic growth forecast

Uncertainty is testing the resilience of the global economy, with Australia set for slower-than-expected GDP growth, the International Monetary Fund says.

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RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers with an IMF logo.

Inflation fight not over as Trump trade storm brews

Australia will have close to the highest inflation among developed nations next year even as the global economy teeters on the brink through a trade storm and surging public debt, the IMF predicts.

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Shein’s success has been aided by aggressive marketing, including pop-up stores in the likes of Times Square in New York.

Shein’s Australian sales storm $1 billion for first time

New filings show Shein’s Australian sales leapt 25 per cent to $1.2 billion in the 12 months to December 31 , lifting net profit 42 per cent to $15.2 million.

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LinkedIn has subscriptions cracked.

AI onboarding set to pay off for social media success story

LinkedIn is poised to benefit from its early adoption of artificial intelligence.

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CBA is forecasting a May cut to the interest rate.

‘Done deal’: Major bank’s huge rate call

Mortgage holders are tipped to get much-needed rate relief when the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets again in May.

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Japan's Nikkei has eased a modest 0.3 per cent in morning trade. (AP PHOTO)

Asia fights drag from Wall St as US assets buckle

Asian stock markets fought to hold their footing on Tuesday after a furious flight from US assets undermined Wall Street and the dollar, while concerns about the independence of the Federal Reserve piled fresh pressure on Treasuries.

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MAM will retain its public investments business in Australia, where it will be “a more focused, leading, global private markets alternatives business”.

Macquarie sells global investment arm for $2.8b

Macquarie Group is selling off its North American and European public investment businesses to Japanese banking and brokerage group Nomura in a deal worth about $2.8 billion.

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Donald Trump’s latest attack on a pillar of the global economy could renew market stress as Australian homeowners eye a supersized rate cut.

Mortgage relief hope as RBA rate cut looms amid global risks

Donald Trump's latest attack on a pillar of the global economy could renew market stress as Australian homeowners eye a supersized rate cut.

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Major US indexes have suffered steep losses as the US President renewed attacks on the Federal Reserve Chair, prompting investors to worry about the central bank’s independence amid Trump’s ongoing trade war.

Wall St sent tumbling after Trump attacks Fed Chair Powell

Major US indexes have suffered steep losses as the US President renewed attacks on the Federal Reserve Chair, prompting investors to worry about the central bank’s independence amid Trump’s ongoing trade war.

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Superannuation members could be down by as much as 3.9 per cent.

Impact of Trump chaos on Aussies revealed

Just about every worker and retiree in the country is feeling the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

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China has warned other countries it will retaliate if deals with the US are done at China’s expense.

‘China will not accept it’: Beijing's chilling warning

China has issued a warning, saying it will retaliate against countries that cooperate with the US in ways that compromise Beijing’s interests, as the trade war threatens to embroil other nations.

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Japan's Nikkei is lower in Monday morning trade while South Korea's benchmark index is steady. (AP PHOTO)

World stocks slide as Trump's Fed attacks jangle nerves

Gold prices have reset record highs while stocks slid as investors fret over tariffs and President Donald Trump's criticism of the Federal Reserve chair.

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US President Donald Trump has warned the world that countries must ‘right the wrongs’ carried out against the United States.

‘The rules’: Trump’s warning amid ‘serious’ move

Donald Trump has warned the world they must ‘right the wrongs’ carried out against the United States, adding he is ‘serious’ and it ‘won’t be easy for them’.

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