The Trump administration’s move to label China a currency manipulator may have few practical implications, but it underscores the speed at which tensions are now escalating. The key risk is that the damage from tariffs is compounded by a sustained tightening in financial conditions, causing economic growth to slow more sharply and the Fed to respond more aggressively than we had previously assumed.
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