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Trump's potentially harsh implications for Australian economy, property markets

A global trade war and and inflation-fuelled interest rate increases could be among the ramifications for Australian households in the wake of Donald Trump's US election victory.

Donald Trump at a campaign rally.
It's more than 15,000 kilometres from Australia to Washington but the US election could have major implications for the local economy. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)

The re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency could have economic ramifications in Australia as compelling and unpredictable as the margin of his victory.

At a time when the global geopolitical scene presents a seemingly endless array of fault lines, flashpoints and humanitarian disasters, a Trump promise to launch a trade war against China and other exporters to the US will have Australian governments, economists and borrowers looking on…

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