The reaction in currency markets to President Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium suggests that investors are far more concerned that the duties represent the opening salvo of a trade war – with a potentially severe economic fallout – than they are about any direct short-term effects. It therefore provides a preview of how the dollar might react if more protectionist measures were implemented.
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