tariffs

Friday, September 25

Barley barney escalates after China blocks Australian exporter

China has suspended imports from an Australian barley cooperative after claiming it had found pests in the shipments, weeks after slapping Australian barley imports with an 80 per cent tariff amid growing trade and diplomatic tensions.

Trump raises stakes in China trade standoff

US President Donald Trump has taken steps to authorise new tariffs on $US325 billion ($A465 billion) in Chinese imports, as officials prepare for last-ditch talks to avert an escalation of a trade war that threatens to derail the global economy.

US President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Photo: AP/Susan Walsh

Trump threatens China with higher tariffs

US President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal, by announcing he will hike tariffs on $US200 billion ($A285 billion) worth of Chinese goods this week – and target hundreds of billions more soon.

"We're not backing down": Trump shrugs off opposition to tariffs

President Donald Trump has refused to back down from imposing his planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the US despite pleas from his own party.

Federal Govt keeps backing the wrong horse

Current government policy penalises the sector of the economy where there is the largest proportion of existing employment and the best prospects for future growth, argues John Wanna.