Andrew Hammond

US President Donald Trump (right) says “everything” will be on the agenda with King Charles, even though the king is not an elected politician.

Big business agenda for King Charles’ US visit

The diplomatic mission will be one of the most important tours by a UK monarch in seven decades

As international perceptions of Chinese power change, its global favourability becomes more difficult to manage.

China’s ‘Trump-sized’ window of opportunity

Global sentiment is shifting, presenting Beijing a generational moment – and a familiar problem

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been one of Europe’s most vocal critics of US and Israeli military actions in the Middle East in recent weeks.

Spain’s economic endorsement of China is a major Trump rebuke

Could warmer ties between Madrid and Beijing help move EU closer to China?

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva speaking ahead of the IMF/World Bank's spring meetings, says "there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo".

IMF warns of stagflationary shock ahead

It estimates that even if the US-Iran ceasefire holds, countries may need around US$20 billion in bailout support

French President Emmanuel Macron with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. His recent trip to South Korea and Japan follows an Asean-focused visit in 2025.

Europe’s focus on Asia intensified by Iran war

Ultimately, an underlying key goal of the EU’s pivot is to build a competitive advantage

French President Emmanuel Macron (above) may be able to navigate a way through the disagreements, given his previous ability to befriend US President Donald Trump at key moments.

G7 gears up for growing role in Iran crisis

But potential divisions over various issues may pose the gravest test to allied unity in 50 years

From the Middle East to Greenland, US President Donald Trump’s persistent foreign policy brazenness has sapped the trust of longstanding allies.

Are Asia and Europe at ‘Trump tipping points’?

Developments in Greenland and Iran have fed into a wider reassessment of US power in key Asian and European nations

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (left) with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Mar 24.

Australia deal shows EU is ‘open for business’

Affecting sectors from agriculture to critical minerals, the trade agreement marks a big win for both sides

A garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City. Targets of the US probes include Vietnam, which had the largest trade surplus with the US in January.

US tariff turmoil: Will partners in Asia and Europe break away from their 2025 deals?

For economies already hit by the war in Iran, America’s new ‘unfair trade practices probes’ spell only more trouble

A JMEV electric vehicle assembly line in China's Jiangxi province. No countries are named as targets of IAA, but its rules are designed to address concerns about China's powerful position in clean-tech supply chains.

Asia anguishes over proposed EU Industrial Accelerator Act

As the EU signals a trade policy pivot, countries like China and Japan mull its effect on competition and business