Today
Pessimistic iron ore, coal forecasts give Chalmers room to wriggle
Treasury assumes that iron ore and coal prices will fall from their present elevated level back to their long-run levels by the end of the March quarter in 2025.
- Karen Maley
Investors weigh whether to chase China’s new bull market
The 27 per cent surge in Chinese stocks this year continues to wrong-foot many asset managers, but some are cashing in following a disappointing few years.
- Alex Gluyas
Biden orders Chinese crypto miner to sell land near US military base
The US president ordered MineOne Partners and its associates to sell the land next to Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming within 120 days.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Stellantis, Vale in nickel talks in Indonesian coup
The smelter deal would bring a rare Western investor to Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of a commodity critical to making electric cars.
- Updated
- A. Anantha Lakshmi and Harry Dempsey
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Gas critics are signing up for coal and candles
The climate movement needs to ask itself what is worse: gas in the new energy mix, or coal that lingers for longer.
- Craig Emerson
- Opinion
- Global economy
Why the world won’t respond to shocks as it did before
The world economy is fragmenting, with countries going in different directions. They will not react to frequent violent changes in the same ways.
- Mohamed El-Erian
- Opinion
- Workplace
Baidu’s PR boss was fired for being a workplace tiger mum
When the of head of public relations for China’s Google was fired over blunt remarks about staff, managers everywhere lost an honest voice.
- Aaron Patrick
Yesterday
Three Australian unis make it into new global top 100
The Universities of Melbourne, Sydney and NSW are in the latest Centre for World University Rankings, but there are concerns about the nation’s research output.
- Julie Hare
- Asia
- Bonds
China kicks off bond sale to fund stimulus
Government spending in infrastructure will be key to ensuring China achieve its growth target of about 5 per cent this year.
- Helen Sun
- Opinion
- Narendra Modi
As India votes, doubt grows about Modi’s intentions
India’s prime minister is set to extend his power once the election results are known. That is likely to bring further tests for Australia and the world.
- James Curran
This Month
US set to impose 100pc tariffs on Chinese EVs
The move expected this week marks the latest effort by the Biden administration to protect America’s domestic industry from cheap competition.
- Updated
- Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley
Iron ore’s big China property problem isn’t going away
Pockets of strength in the Chinese steel market have boosted the raw material after a plunge below $US100 a tonne early last month but investors are cautious.
- Annie Lee and Jessica Zhou
- Opinion
- South China Sea
China’s grim pattern in South China Sea needs a collective response
A quiet tussle is going on over China’s ambitions to control all of its neighbouring seas. Affected countries need to unite before China miscalculates.
- Jennifer Parker
Australia’s defence chief rejects Chinese spying claims
In his first comments on dramatic helicopter near miss, General Angus Campbell said a Chinese pilot had acted unsafely and unprofessionally.
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- Electric vehicles
This is how China’s car dealers are driving the EV revolution
Chinese car dealers are ditching foreign brands slow to respond to the EV transition, while turning to homegrown makers that have been gobbling up market share.
- Gloria Li
- Analysis
- China relations
Why Australia could benefit from engaging with China on clean energy
A new report provides the framework for a forward-looking Australia-China relationship, identifying vast potential for economic co-operation.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Critical minerals
Albanese’s troubled critical minerals dream
The Albanese government has high hopes for much more downstream processing of critical minerals. But the numbers aren’t adding up. What can change that?
- Jennifer Hewett
Cettire founder makes rare appearance to talk up retailer’s growth
The luxury goods marketplace has been under considerable investor pressure with questions over some of the company’s duty and tax payment practices.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Xi urges Macron to help avoid a ‘new cold war’
The Chinese leader told his French counterpart that the two nations should uphold mutual benefits, and jointly oppose decoupling and the disruption of supply chains.
- William Horobin, Samy Adghirni and Li Liu
- Analysis
- Property development
Why the Chinese are warming to ‘second-hand’ homes
With tens of thousands of new developments yet to be completed, house hunters are looking again at older buildings. End buyers don’t trust developers any more.
- Thomas Hale, Wang Xueqiao, Andy Lin and Chan Ho-him
