Applying tariffs on auto imports would represent the biggest escalation of protectionism so far. Even though the direct impact would be small, boosting the price level by 1% point or so and triggering a slump in new car sales, it may have a much larger impact on confidence and equity prices as investors inevitably worried about the next escalation, including the potential demise of the WTO.
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