Trade war 2.0: sea change or bump in the road?

President Trump’s decision to follow through with tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, combined with further weak economic data in the US, has resulted in a further flight to safety across financial markets. That may well prove an overreaction – Trump could easily change his mind – but the downside risks to our upbeat forecasts for US financial markets have increased.

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