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Trade ceasefire is no growth panacea, even if it lasts

The ceasefire agreed by Trump and Xi will help avert a sharp slowdown in US-China trade at the start of next year. But negotiations toward a lasting deal are likely to be fraught. And broader headwinds mean that China’s economy still looks set to slow next year even without any drag from US tariffs.

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