Beijing vows to safeguard its interests after Trump promises steeper tariffs if China doesn’t retract planned countermeasures, as markets brace for further volatility

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Hello and welcome to our coverage of the global stock market response to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs following the huge falls on Asian markets yesterday.

Extreme volatility plagued global stock markets on Monday, with Wall Street swinging in and out of the red as Trump defied stark warnings that his global trade assault will wreak widespread economic damage, comparing new US tariffs to medicine.

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As the Australian economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of step with the electorate

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As the economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of step with the electorate.

Committed to a strategy of reminding Australians about the past three miserable years, Peter Dutton has overlearned the lessons of 2024, when voters angry at the soaring cost of living toppled a swathe of governments.

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