This week’s historic changes in US trade policy and the associated market fallout point in the direction of a weaker euro-zone economy, lower inflation and looser monetary policy. While bond spreads have widened slightly in the euro-zone, for now we think the risk that US trade policy causes a major sell-off is limited. Meanwhile, the strength of the euro suggests that in some respects the euro-zone may be benefitting from the chaos in Washington.
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