Today
Talks sanction more US bombers, fighter jets, spy planes in Australia
Annual defence and foreign affairs talks will see Australia deepen its role as the US’s “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in a potential conflict with China.
- 38 mins ago
- Andrew Tillett and Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- US election
What does China make of America’s topsy-turvy election?
Beijing will have trouble working out whether a hard or soft approach to a new US administration will work best.
- Ian Bremmer
- Analysis
- US election
Folksy attack dog: Why Harris chose Tim Walz as VP
The plain-speaking Minnesotan brings Midwestern colloquialism and progressive appeal to the Democratic ticket.
- Steff Chávez
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
The Fed will not let markets dictate a rate cut
The US central bank reacts to the sharemarket only when volatility threatens financial stability. For the moment, there is no evidence that this is the case.
- Barry Eichengreen
Harris presents running mate in battleground rally
The vice president introduced Tim Walz on stage, hailing him as a “fighter for the middle class” and touting a biography Democrats hope will broaden the ticket’s appeal.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- GDP
Is the US heading for a recession?
Most analysts believe the world’s largest economy will make a soft landing, with inflation falling back to the Fed’s 2 per cent goal without a sharp rise in unemployment.
- Claire Jones, Delphine Strauss and Martha Muir
Why America’s broligarchs support Donald Trump
Some Silicon Valley CEOs see any form of democratic constraint on themselves as illegitimate by definition.
- Brooke Harrington
Yesterday
Two left: Harris set to name White House running mate
Kamala Harris only has days to choose either Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro or Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her vice presidential candidate.
- Rozina Sabur
Trump seizes on market meltdown, blames Harris
The former president sought to raise voter concerns about the health of the US economy, saying “we are heading to World War III”.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
‘This country is better than that’: Caroline Kennedy on Trump shooting
The only remaining child of John F. Kennedy says she’s ashamed there are still Americans prepared to resort to extreme violence because of political differences.
- Matthew Cranston
Market panic risks dragging down global growth, economists warn
Analysts say economies in the US and elsewhere are not “nosediving”, but they flag the threat of “self-fulfilling” investor jitters.
- Delphine Strauss
Australians to get fast entry to US in global program
Thousands of Australians will become eligible for express entry into the United States from 2025 under a new deal.
- Matthew Cranston
Google loses landmark antitrust case over search deals
The US court’s decision is a significant victory for the Department of Justice in its litigation over the power of big tech.
- Leah Nylen
Goolsbee warns on Fed, downplays recession fears
Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee says the Fed can’t be over-restrictive when it comes to rates, amid fears the central bank has been too slow to cut rates.
- Reuters
Wall Street opens in turmoil, extending global sell-off
The Dow sank 1000 points and markets plunged at the open on Wall Street with fears over the US economy adding to a global share rout.
- Stan Choe
This Month
Democrat split intensifies as Harris chooses running mate
The final stage of the campaign to be Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential contender has reached an ugly phase as moderate and progressive donors, interest groups and rivals lobby for their preferred candidates.
- Reid J. Epstein, Theodore Schleifer and Nick Corasaniti
- Opinion
- US election
Beware the march of the childless voter
The number of non-reproducers is already large and it’s rising, and unfortunately for J.D. Vance, these people may not have kids, but they do have votes.
- Pilita Clark
Harris accuses Trump of ‘running scared’ after he cancels debate
A stoush over the lack of a live TV debate comes as Kamala Harris gets set to announce her running mate for the November 5 presidential election.
- Simon J. Levien, Maggie Haberman and Neil Vigdor
- Opinion
- US election
Will Trump get the weaker greenback he wishes for to restore manufacturing?
Because there is some truth to the assertion that the US dollar is too strong, whoever the next president is could get lucky with the dollar.
- Kenneth Rogoff
- Exclusive
- AUKUS
Powerful Republicans back AUKUS under Trump
Australia will have sovereignty over US nuclear-powered submarines it buys under the AUKUS pact if Donald Trump is elected president, two senators told the AFR.
- Matthew Cranston
