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US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Treasurer Scott Morrison in Germany during the G20 meeting in Baden-Baden.

New rifts emerge as Trump administration rejects free trade statement at G-20 meeting

The Trump administration on Saturday rejected a statement from other leading economies that warned against the perils of trade protectionism, the latest sign of how the administration's more combative approach to diplomacy could create rifts with U.S. allies and leave traditional partners in the dark about the direction of U.S. policy.

The ASX is set for a cautious start.

Doves may cry as nine US Fed members take stage

The ASX is set for a cautious start, with plenty of potential for investors to rethink their interpretation of last week's US rate hike as nine Fed members speak, including chair Janet Yellen.

Google will give clients more control over where their ads appear on YouTube.

Google to revamp ad policies after UK, big brands boycott

Google, the primary revenue driver for Alphabet Inc., announced changes to its advertising policies after major brands pulled ads from the platform because they appeared alongside offensive content, such as videos promoting terrorism or anti-Semitism.

Treasurer Scott Morrison will be presented with the damning report in Baden Baden.

Lift GST, says OECD in dismal report card

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has castigated Australia for inadequate progress on tax, Indigenous affairs and support for business in a report card to be presented to finance ministers from the group of 20 leading industrial nations in Germany on Saturday.

Slater & Gordon's has suffered a backlash from shareholders over its pay packages.

Slater and Gordon expected to avoid collapse

Financially distressed listed law firm Slater and Gordon is expected to avoid collapse after confirming that its new senior lenders are supportive of a restructure of the company.

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

How the two-speed economy worm has turned

If you learn nothing else about the economy, remember that it moves not in straight lines but in cycles of good times followed by bad times, and bad times followed by good.

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