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Trump, China and the world in 2017

In this Focus we consider the outlook for the world economy this year and next, in light of two of the biggest concerns which have preoccupied investors in recent months: US economic policy under President Trump and prospects for China. In both cases we continue to have a cautiously optimistic view and, as such, we think the outlook for the global economy is fairly bright. This is an adapted version of a presentation given at the Capital Economics Commodity Forum in London on 18th January.

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