The latest trade data suggest that the Omicron wave caused limited disruption at the turn of the year. And, for now, it looks like the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on world trade will be small in aggregate. But the hit would become much larger if energy trade with Russia were cut off. And there is also a chance that Western sanctions will worsen bottlenecks – and hence dent trade – in other goods, such as autos.
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