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Trump’s tariffs will bring China ‘very close’ to a recession: Strategist

U.S. President Donald Trump this weekend announced hefty tariffs on his country’s three biggest trading partners, leaving investors scrambling to position themselves for a global trade war.

Canada and Mexico face 25% duties on their exports to the U.S., with a lower 10% levy imposed on Chinese goods. Canada has already responded with retaliatory tariffs of 25% against $155 billion of U.S. goods.

Trump has, meanwhile, stated that the European Union will be next in the firing line, with the U.K. also under consideration.

Though Trump repeatedly threatened tariffs on the campaign trail, Deutsche Bank analyst Jim Reid said in a Monday note that the market had been “completely under-pricing the risks” and would now be in “severe shock.”

Among the expected short- to medium-term impacts are a slowdown in global economic growth, particularly in countries with large …

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