The election victory of Donald Trump and the prospect of renewed trade restrictions has naturally sharpened attention on the potential impact of tariffs on trade flows, including on commodity trade. However, the lessons from history show that bilateral measures are likely to result in a re-routing of commodity trade flows, leaving overall commodity market fundamentals largely unaffected and, by extension, have only minimal impacts on prices.
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