Economics

World Economy Rebound Thrown Into Doubt by Escalating Trade War

  • April readings on Chinese, U.S. economies come in weaker
  • German economy recovers but remains vulnerable to tensions
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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The escalating U.S.-China trade war is threatening to upend the global economy’s much-anticipated rebound and could even throw its decade-long expansion into doubt if the conflict spirals out of control.