John Authers, Columnist

Trade Uncertainty Leads to Some Gutsy Market Calls

The real play for investors may be in European equities. Also, credit cards and book club notes.

May 10, 2019 at 4:01 AM UTC

John Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he is author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets.”

Trade issues are just getting started.
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