Economics

The Price Tag for Global Trade-War Uncertainty Is $585 Billion

  • Uncertainty to sap 0.6% from world GDP: Bloomberg Economics
  • Monetary policy can help, but rate cuts are no panacea
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.Photographer: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are getting a lot of blame for slowing the global economy, but it’s all the uncertainty from his Twitter habit and trade policy more broadly that could be even more harmful.