The recent climbdown has left the effective US tariff on the rest of the world at around 15% as opposed to the 27% which was threatened at the height of this year’s trade war. While this is still the highest since the 1930s, it is unlikely to cause a global or US recession. But we are not out of the woods yet. We highlight several potential future flashpoints in this Global Economics Update.
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