The trade war is only likely to intensify from here

While the recent escalation of the US-China trade war may have occurred a bit earlier than even we had anticipated, it fits with our below-consensus forecast for global growth this year and next. What’s more, it reinforces our view that the direction of travel is towards more confrontation over trade, not less.

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