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Economy shrugging off trade uncertainty

Concerns over trade policy weighed on the markets this week, with only a brief respite from President Donald Trump’s last-minute decision to cancel the planned announcement of new investment restrictions on Chinese firms. But the latest data suggest that this uncertainty isn’t yet having much impact on the economy.

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