Roland Rajah

Oct 1, 2024 | lowyinstitute.org | Roland Rajah

This article also appears in Trump 2.0, a collection of essays written by Lowy Institute experts imagining the implications of a second Trump administration. A companion series, Harris 1.0, will appear this week. It is difficult to tell the difference between Donald Trump’s bluster and what policies might result were he to win office again. However, the direction a second Trump presidency would pull the world economy seems reasonably clear.

Sep 3, 2024 | lowyinstitute.org | Roland Rajah

Australia must soon decide how much it will contribute to the World Bank’s financing arm for the poorest and most vulnerable developing countries – known as the International Development Association, or IDA. IDA replenishments occur every few years. This time, the World Bank is looking for a record total of US$28-30 billion from donors in the face of stalling global development and escalating climate impacts.

May 27, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Roland Rajah

SYDNEY: The United States has imposed stunning tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), quadrupling them to 100 per cent, as well as 25 to 50 per cent tariffs on a raft of other Chinese products, including lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, and some critical minerals. The US hardly imports any Chinese EVs, so here the tariffs are largely pre-emptive. The US does, however, import a lot of Chinese lithium-ion batteries. The signal itself also matters.

May 27, 2024 | publicaccountant.com.au | Roland Rajah

The US does, however, import a lot of Chinese lithium-ion batteries. The signal itself also matters. The United States is doubling down on building out its own clean energy industries and showing it is very willing to tie hundreds of billions in domestic subsidies with overt protectionism to do it. Whether that all makes sense for the US itself is debatable. For the rest of the world there seems a lot of downsides, especially for developing nations.

May 26, 2024 | lowyinstitute.org | Roland Rajah

The United States has imposed stunning tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), quadrupling them to 100%, as well as 25-50% tariffs on a raft of other Chinese products, including lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, and some critical minerals. The US hardly imports any Chinese EVs, so here the tariffs are largely pre-emptive. The US does, however, import a lot of Chinese lithium-ion batteries. The signal itself also matters.