Trade War
Border barney, Abbott goes to London, Facebook fight
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about attempts by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to negotiate a lifting of border restrictions and replace them with "hotspot"… Audio
'China is facing its own worst nightmare'
China is facing big decisions about choosing between its expenditures and economy and keeping its own people happy. Professor Jane Golley, director of the ANU's Australian Centre on China in the… Audio
China correspondent: "The world's most populous country is on hold"
The outbreak of the coronavirus in China has impacted the world's most populous country in almost every way possible, leaving it in a shut-down state. Globe and Mail Beijing correspondent Nathan… Audio
IMF forecasts slowest growth since GFC
The US-China trade war is expected to cut global growth this year to its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. Audio
Dancing with elephants
The US/China trade war has definitely escalated this month, surprising most of the global economy.
Bernard Hickey looks at how we got here and where it leaves us. Audio
China is ready and able
China is ready and able to withstand the trade onslaught that's being threatened by the United States. Audio
NZ likely to benefit from trade war
New Zealand is more likely to benefit than suffer from any trade war between China and the United States -- at least in the short term. Audio
Not a trade war, just a dispute - US Treasury Secretary
Financial markets remain wary and worried about the prospects of a full-scale trade war between the United States and China. Audio
US-China trade commitment unlikely to end tensions
After days of talks, China agreed to buy more American agricultural and energy products to cut the large trade deficit, while both countries agreed to suspend prohibitive trade sanctions. Video, Audio
Trump appears to do TPP u-turn amid tariff backlash
Facing a growing backlash over a looming trade war with China, US President Donald Trump wants his officials to look at whether the US can rejoin the Trans Pacific Partnership. Video, Audio
The China US trade war looms
Waikato University's Professor of International Law Dr Al Gillespie gives us his take on the looming trade war and the latest in the Skripals' poisoning. Audio
Wall Street hit by trade war fears
Trade tensions between China and the US have been ramped up after Beijing adds another bout of retaliatory tariffs against the US.
World’s largest economies on brink of trade war
China has threatened to place tariffs on $US3 billion of US imports after President Donald Trump announced he wants to impose tariffs on up to $US60b worth of imports from China. Video, Audio
Difficult time to make long-term investment decisions
It's a difficult time for financial markets as a looming trade war adds another layer of complexity to investment decisions. Audio
Trump's potential trade war worries NZ farmers
A potential trade war is making New Zealand's farmers nervous. President Donald Trump's plans to impose punitive tariffs on steel and aluminium imports has prompted China and the European Union to… Audio