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Trump tarrifs: China on Thursday denied any suggestion that it was in active negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying that any notion of progress in the matter was as groundless as "trying to catch the wind."

The US' biggest exporter admitted Donald Trump's tariffs are giving it big headaches.

US stocks have leaped amid a worldwide rally after US President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.

Solar panels from Asia are too cheap, the Trump administration has claimed.

The US president insists he doesn't want to play 'hardball' on trade with his Chinese counterpart.

The US president's tongue lashing of the world's most powerful central banker shook markets.

The Chinese-founded e-commerce giants say their operating costs have gone up.

The tariffs are targeting China but Aussie small businesses are feeling the sting.

The biggest US exporter appears caught in the middle of a fierce trade war.

The minerals – used to power everything from iPhones to electric vehicles – are vital components for the kinds of advanced technology that will define the future.

The US president's backtracking has panicked financial markets and raised concerns about a possible recession.

The leader of the world's second-largest economy was speaking as he visited South-East Asia to bolster Chinese trade links.

The billionaire who correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis has an ominous warning for now.

After US President Donald Trump reversed course on his tariffs and announced he would pursue trade negotiations, he had a simple explanation for how he would make decisions in the coming weeks.

Xi Jinping says his nation is "not afraid", his first public comment on the escalating trade war that has tanked international markets and fueled fears of a global recession.

The US president may have misjudged China's determination to resist pressure on its exports with his sweeping tariffs.

Industries vital to Australia's prosperity risk exposure in any trade conflict between the world's two biggest economies.

The saga that had played out over the past week left the world struggling to catch its breath.

The chief of the Reserve Bank has cautioned patience in responding to the "economic volatility" sparked by US President Donald Trump's tariff war, steering clear of signalling drastic interest rate cuts.

In public, Trump and his allies say it's all part of the plan. Behind closed doors it's a different story.

He offered a tariff fig leaf to most of the world but hit out China for a "lack of respect that China has shown to the World's Markets".

China wants to join forces with Australia in a bid to boost global trade amid the disruption caused by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

US stocks are surging on a euphoric Wall Street after one social media post from US President Donald Trump.

Jim Chalmers stepped off the campaign trail to meet with Michele Bullock as markets continued to roil in the face of Trump's newly introduced global tariffs.

Pharmaceuticals were exempted from the wide-ranging so-called "reciprocal" tariffs unveiled last week, but the US president says there will be a new round of import taxes soon.

Financial markets are certain of at least 0.25 percentage points of relief, and are pricing in an 82 per cent chance of a cut double that size.

"Ironically because of all the new tariffs it is now way cheaper to make our chocolate bars we sell globally NOT in America."

US stocks dropped after a second day of stunning reversals.

A top US politician has passionately come to Australia's defence.

The Tesla boss escalated his spat with Peter Navarro amid the row over tariffs.

The White House has escalated its ongoing trade war with China to an astounding level.

Stocks are rising on Wall Street and around the world to recover some of the historic losses since last week when President Donald Trump announced sharp increases in taxes on goods imported to the US.

If Trump implements his plans, US tariffs on imports from China would reach a combined 104 per cent.

The auto giant decided it was better to keep their cars in ports in the hope Donald Trump blinks on tariffs.

High level business leaders who supported Donald Trump's candidacy are turning on the US president.

Wall Street is careening through a shocking day of trading, catapulting from an early drop that had dragged it 20 per cent below its record to a sudden rise and back down again.

Around about $100 billion has been wiped from the Australian Stock Exchange as Donald Trump's tariffs spooked investors into the worst day of trading in almost five years.

Trump's top trade official said the president was trying to "reset" global trade.

Trump’s move on Wednesday to place stiff new tariffs on imports from nearly all US trading partners marks an all-in bet by the Republican that his once-fringe economic vision will pay off.

Economists say the tariffs are expected to increase prices for everyday items, warning of potentially weakened US economic growth.

After facing blowback from all corners on his tariff policy, the president chose to begin his day on the golf course in Florida.

Two days after sending the economy reeling by announcing widespread tariffs, US President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will never change.

Donald Trump's massive new tariffs have tipped the Australian stock market into a nosedive two days in a row.

Australian shares closed with a $56.6 billion loss today, the largest in eight months, following major falls across world markets triggered by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

All four of Australia's big banks are now expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut interest rates next month.

The Trump administration confirmed it used a simple calculation to figure out how to impose its tariffs.

Australian goods exported to the United States are now subject to 10 per cent tariffs under President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" announcement.

Little has been spared in financial markets as fear flares globally about the potentially toxic mix of higher inflation and weakening economic growth that tariffs can create.

Anthony Albanese has called out the president for his "problematic" claim.

He described it as a "blitzkrieg on globalisation" as China prepares countermeasures.