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Drop-In: The escalating trade war and its economic and market effects

China’s additional retaliatory tariff of 50% on US imports marks another worrying escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

In this special online briefing, our senior economists answered client questions and addressed key issues, including: 

  • Is there hope of a rollback or how might trade policy shift?
  • How will the US and global economy be affected?
  • How far could China’s exports fall?
  • Does further turmoil lie ahead for financial markets and what are the key vulnerabilities?
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