Stephen Bartholomeusz

Melbourne

Senior Business Columnist at The Age

Senior Business Columnist at Sydney Morning Herald

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Jerome Powell says Trump’s tariffs are a threat to inflation and jobs

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist April 17, 2025 — 11.59am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Jerome Powell, in unusually candid, almost provocative, remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago, made it clear that President Donald Trump’s controversial policies will have significantly greater negative effects on the economy than the Federal Reserve Board he chairs expected.
China’s risky move to ban Boeing’s planes

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

China’s decision to direct its airlines to halt deliveries of aircraft and parts from Boeing, the latest shot in the tit-for-tat trade war between China and the US, will hurt the already-struggling aircraft manufacturer. In the longer term, it might also rebound on China. In the near term, the impact on Boeing, America’s largest exporter of manufactured goods, will be relatively modest, but still painful. ... Want to unlock unlimited news?
China’s risky move to ban Boeing’s planes

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. China’s decision to direct its airlines to halt deliveries of aircraft and parts from Boeing, the latest shot in the tit-for-tat trade war between China and the US, will hurt the already-struggling aircraft manufacturer. In the longer term, it might also rebound on China.
Trump has successfully blown up the global trading system

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Trump has successfully blown up the global trading system

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

The fear levels within the markets were, however, still quite extreme. The VIX index, sometimes known as the “fear index”, which measures volatility in the sharemarket peaked above 60 last week. The only time in the past 20 years where the index has closed above 50 (which it did on Monday last week) was during the worst days of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The long-run average for the index is just under 20. Trump has successfully blown up the global trading system. America ...
Trump has successfully blown up the global trading system

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

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The contradictions in Trump’s trade policies are on display

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

The contradictions in Trump’s trade policies are on displayWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Donald Trump’s backflip, with a twist, on tariffs on smartphones, laptops, semiconductors and other electronic goods on Friday, speaks volumes about the chaotic and seat-of-the-pants nature of America’s new trade policies.
‘Mad king’ Trump was facing a financial crisis, so he capitulated

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

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‘Mad king’ Trump was facing a financial crisis, so he capitulated

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Mad king’ Trump was facing a financial crisis, so he capitulatedWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Senior business columnist April 10, 2025 — 11.58am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It took roughly half a day for Donald Trump to realise that his “Liberation Day” was on the verge of creating a meltdown within the core of the US financial system.
Trump is making life very difficult for an old enemy

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist April 9, 2025 — 11.59am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Jerome Powell has, not for the first time, found himself between a rock and a hard place. The US Federal Reserve Board chairman may, thanks to Donald Trump’s trade wars, have to choose whether to preside over a steep economic downturn or a renewed outbreak of inflation. It didn’t have to be like this.