Morgan Stanley Cautions Investors to Prepare for Auto Tariffs

  • Action would pressure economic fundamentals, raise car prices
  • U.S.-China tariffs now not expected to rise on March 2: MS
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Investors should prepare for at least a temporary imposition of auto tariffs before this summer, according to Morgan Stanley.

“Although we expect any auto tariffs would be fleeting, the event would certainly create at least some near-term pressure on economic fundamentals and investor sentiment,” Morgan Stanley’s Michael Zezas and Meredith Pickett wrote in a Feb. 13 note, calling it a “low-conviction” view.