Selling US debt, Europe’s difficult weapon against Trump | Economy and Business
On Tuesday at the Davos forum, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ridiculed the idea that Europe might retaliate…
Business news updates: Australian share market up, Australian dollar hits 15-month high — as it happened
2h agoFri 23 Jan 2026 at 5:08amMarket snapshotASX 200: +0.1% at 8,860 pointsAustralian dollar: +0.01 at 68.47 US…
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2h agoThu 22 Jan 2026 at 1:55amMarkets snapshotASX 200: +0.6% to 8,837 pointsAustralian dollar: +0.5% at 67.91 US…
Europe holds the trump card as the US faces a mountain of debt
Mark Carney summed it up neatly. The “rules-based global order” was no more and it was time to…
Markets live: ‘Sell America’ trade in full swing as Trump’s Greenland threats send Wall Street and US dollar lower
The Australian dollar has had a boost from the US dollar sell-off overnight, rising 0.3% to 67.36 US…
Markets live updates: ASX to open lower, as gold and silver surge to new records
The International Monetary Fund has edged its 2026 global growth forecast higher as businesses and economies adapt to…
Live updates: Wall Street closes flat ahead of long weekend, ASX on edge ahead of tariff threat fallout
So far, the threat of US jacking up the tariffs against all those that stand between Donald Trump…
Live updates: Wall Street rallies on Taiwan chips, AUD almost to 67 US cents
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Live updates: Microsoft signs AI deal with ACTU, ASX to rise after Wall Street slides
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Markets live: ASX to slip, RBA governor Michele Bullock in ‘full solidarity’ with Fed chair Powell in Trump fight
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Live updates: Wall Street bounces to record despite disappointing jobs data, ASX set to rise
Wall Street’s key S&P 500 index gained another 0.6% to propel it to yet another record close, little…
Market updates: Glencore and Rio Tinto back in merger talks, ASX to rise after choppy Wall Street trade
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