trade

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Australian policymakers should respect the economic independence of Pacific nations, says Tim Harcourt.  

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Donald Trump's pick to head the World Bank could well weaken the organisation's importance in international development and finance.

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Trade tells a story of modern Australia that began long before January 26, 1788.

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While US President Donald Trump is now being advised by a heterodox economist, the effects of the ongoing trade war with China may take time to become evident.

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US President Donald Trump's war of words with China over trade tariffs may have been vandalous, but could yet prove somewhat productive.

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Bill Shorten’s proposal to triple anti-dumping penalties demonstrates a misunderstanding of dumping and its impact on the economy. It also misunderstands when anti-dumping measures may be lawfully applied and to what extent.

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A trade dispute between Australia and Indonesia shines a spotlight on Australia's controversial anti-dumping practices at the World Trade Organisation, writes Weihuan Zhou.

US money

The value of the US-Australia economic relationship is not necessarily obvious, write Richard Holden, Simon Jackman and Jared Mondschein.

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Australia is the best placed of any Western nation to withstand a Trump-induced trade war, says the UNSW Business School’s Tim Harcourt.

TPP

The US and other countries are right to reject the TPP, but President-elect Donald Trump's claims about it are misguided, writes Elizabeth Thurbon and LInda Weiss.

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