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As the annual Two Sessions summit comes to an end, here’s what we learned about Beijing’s priorities, its economic woes – and the opportunity it sees in the second Trump term

US president says economy is in a “period of transition” amid uncertainty over his trade policies.

Study comes as trade unions press case for workers rights reform as employment legislation returns to the Commons this week

A national Newspoll, conducted March 3–7 from a sample of 1,255, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 39% Coalition (up one), 32% Labor (up one), 12% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation (steady) and 10% for all Others (down two).

Mark Carney hit out at Donald Trump for trying to ‘destroy the Canadian way of life’ as he vowed to fight and win the US trade war

President downplays recent stock market volatility that followed his ducking and weaving over tariff policy

Banamex predicts that the Mexican economy will not grow this year if 25% tariffs on all Mexican products are imposed.

Consumer prices in China fell last month for the first time in a year, with authorities in the world's second-largest economy struggling to kickstart spending and trade headwinds intensifying as US tariffs kick in under Donald Trump.

Consumer prices fell in China in February for the first time in 13 months, as persistent weak demand was compounded by the early timing of the Lunar New Year holiday