FeaturedTradingMalaysia voids US trade deal after SC strikes down ‘Trump Tariffs’IFM CorrespondentMarch 23, 2026March 20, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 23, 2026March 20, 2026 Malaysia's Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani stated that the US-Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade no longer holds any legality... Read more
EconomyExclusiveFeaturedAustralian households struggle to afford everyday purchases: Dr John HawkinsIFM CorrespondentMarch 20, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 20, 2026 As evidenced by its being the dominant concern in opinion polls, cost-of-living pressures are weighing heavily on many Australian households... Read more
EconomyMagazineProtectionism delivers long-term pain: International Trade Matters Founder Linda Middleton-JonesIFM CorrespondentMarch 15, 2026March 17, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 15, 2026March 17, 2026 Tariffs fundamentally contradict these tenets, representing protectionism regardless of justification... Read more
FeaturedPorts and ShippingQuiet crisis at Port of Los Angeles amid US-China trade tensionsIFM CorrespondentFebruary 20, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 20, 2026 Soybeans coming out of the Port of Los Angeles to China were down 80% last year... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedCEO revenue confidence hits five-year low amid geopolitical volatilitiesIFM CorrespondentJanuary 23, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentJanuary 23, 2026 The biggest question on CEOs' minds is whether they are transforming fast enough to keep pace with technological change... Read more
EconomyMagazineChina’s defiance exposes US failuresIFM CorrespondentJanuary 15, 2026January 16, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentJanuary 15, 2026January 16, 2026 China weaponised the benefits of global integration to strengthen its state apparatus and industrial planning... Read more
FeaturedTradingWorld scrambles as US tariffs surgeWebAdminDecember 29, 2025December 29, 2025 by WebAdminDecember 29, 2025December 29, 2025 The Trump administration insists it can shift to other, more-established legal authorities to keep tariffs in place should it lose... Read more
EconomyMagazineRigged economy leaves millions behindIFM CorrespondentDecember 15, 2025March 12, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 15, 2025March 12, 2026 The average annual cost of the 2025 tariffs for a household in the bottom income decile is approximately $900... Read more
IndustryMagazineTrump’s tariffs shake world tradeIFM CorrespondentDecember 5, 2025December 9, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 5, 2025December 9, 2025 US President Donald Trump has portrayed himself as a resetter of a system he says is rigged against the world’s largest economy... Read more
EconomyMagazineDream deferred: The AfCFTA storyIFM CorrespondentDecember 4, 2025December 10, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 4, 2025December 10, 2025 The scale of trade happening under AfCFTA rules remains a drop in the ocean relative to Africa’s ambitions... Read more