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Markets and local business leaders were sure Trump’s tariffs threats were a negotiating tactic. A serious rethink is suddenly needed, especially Down Under.

Displacing Palestinians would be a moral abomination, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director said on Wednesday in response to a proposal from President Donald Trump for the United States to take over Gaza.

Investors were sure the “Art of the Deal” schtick would mean import duties would be avoided. Now they face a world of “uncontrollable chaos”.

The US president's tariffs are already causing turmoil on the ASX as investors prepare for a global trade war, and the Greens have offered to help Labor get gambling reforms done before the election.

Donald Trump campaigned as the Tariff Man. All indications are that as president he intends to deliver on his promise to introduce sweeping tariffs on imports into the US.

Homes – the most expensive item most Americans ever buy – are about to get even pricier if the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs take effect. An analysis from John Burns Research and Consulting,