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<br>It's been another 'Manic Monday' for savers and [financiers](http://www.cubalibredigital.com).<br> |
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<br>Having woken up at the start of recently to the [game-changing news](https://agence-confidences.fr) that an unknown Chinese [start-up](https://desideesenpagaille.com) had actually developed a low-cost expert system ([AI](http://novaprint.fr)) chatbot, they discovered over the weekend that Donald Trump actually was going to perform his threat of introducing a full-blown trade war.<br> |
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<br>The US [President's decision](http://child-life.jp) to slap a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada and [securityholes.science](https://securityholes.science/wiki/User:LaureneLangdon) Mexico, and a 10 percent tax on deliveries from China, sent stock exchange into another tailspin, just as they were recovering from [recently's rout](https://energypowerworld.co.uk).<br> |
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<br>But whereas that sell-off was mainly confined to [AI](https://grisby.fun) and other technology stocks, this time the effects of a potentially [protracted](https://formatomx.com) trade war could be a lot more [harmful](https://sfren.social) and [engel-und-waisen.de](http://www.engel-und-waisen.de/index.php/Benutzer:Antonetta51H) prevalent, and possibly plunge the [global economy](https://apkjobs.com) - [including](https://www.dedalo.show) the UK - into a slump.<br> |
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<br>And the choice to postpone the tariffs on Mexico for one month provided only [partial reprieve](https://harvest615keto.com) on [global markets](https://jobsnotifications.com).<br> |
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<br>So how should [British investors](http://jahhero.com) play this highly unstable and unpredictable situation? What are the sectors and assets to prevent, and who or what might become winners?<br> |
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<br>In its [easiest](https://sitespecific2015dhu.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk) kind, a tariff is a [tax enforced](http://daepyung.co.kr) by one nation on [products imported](https://ygfond.ru) from another.<br> |
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<br>Crucially, the duty is not paid by the [foreign business](https://maryleezard.com) [exporting](https://r-ray.ru) however by the getting business, which pays the levy to its federal government, providing it with useful tax earnings.<br> |
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<br>President Donald Trump talking to [reporters](https://alaskasorvetes.com.br) in Washington today after Air Force One [touched](https://tv.lemonsocial.com) down at [Joint Base](https://aplaceincrete.co.uk) Andrews<br> |
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<br>These could be worth as much as $250billion a year, or 0.8 percent of US GDP, according to consultants at Capital Economics.<br> |
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China together [represent](https://www.mika-y.com) $1.3 trillion - or [forum.altaycoins.com](http://forum.altaycoins.com/profile.php?id=1066104) 42 per cent - of the $3.1 trillion of goods [imported](http://sams-up.com) into the US in 2023.<br> |
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<br>Most economists dislike tariffs, mainly since they cause inflation when companies pass on their [increased](https://satyoptimum.com) [import expenses](http://gitlab.ideabeans.myds.me30000) to customers, sending out prices higher.<br> |
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<br>But Mr [Trump likes](https://tonic-kosmetik.ch) them - he has actually [explained tariff](https://colegiosanagustin.edu.ve) as 'the most lovely word in the dictionary'.<br> |
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<br>In his recent [election](https://jcdonzdorf.de) campaign, Mr Trump made no trick of his plan to [enforce import](https://specialprojects.wlu.ca) taxes on neighbouring nations unless they suppressed the [illegal circulation](https://menstois.ru) of drugs and [migrants](https://rijswijktalentaward.nl) into the US.<br> |
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<br>Next in Mr [Trump's sights](https://gradeatowtruck.com) is the European Union, where he's said [tariffs](http://bottelinosportishead.co.uk) will 'certainly occur' - and perhaps the UK.<br> |
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<br>The US President states Britain is 'escape of line' but an offer 'can be exercised'.<br> |
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<br>Nobody must be [shocked](http://www.viktoria-kalik.de) the US [President](https://cowaythai.net) has actually chosen to shoot very first and ask [questions](https://lovepool.club) later.<br> |
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<br>Trade [delicate business](https://javajourneyll.com) in Europe were also struck by Mr Trump's tariffs, including German [carmakers Volkswagen](http://yijichain.com) and BMW<br> |
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<br>Shares in [European durable](https://faithscience.org) goods [companies](https://seewithsteve.com) such as [drinks giant](http://crefus-nerima.com) Diageo, that makes Guinness, [fell sharply](https://taar.me) amidst fears of higher costs for their items<br> |
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<br>What [matters](http://saikenko.com) now is how other [countries react](https://www.servinord.com).<br> |
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China have already struck back in kind, [triggering fears](https://smilesbydrheavenly.com) of a tit-for-tat escalation that might engulf the entire worldwide economy if others do the same.<br> |
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<br>Mr Trump yields that [Americans](https://gradeatowtruck.com) will bear some ['short term'](http://111.231.76.912095) pain from his [sweeping tariffs](https://lornebushcottages.com.au). 'But long term the United States has been swindled by [virtually](https://udyogseba.com) every nation worldwide,' he [included](https://www.semgeomatics.co.za).<br> |
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<br>Mr Trump states the tariffs enforced by former US President William McKinley in 1890 made America flourishing, introducing a 'golden age' when the US overtook Britain as the world's biggest economy. He wants to repeat that [formula](https://comunitat.mollethub.cat) to ['make America](https://www.healthcaremv.cl) [excellent](https://www.rocioortega.mx) again'.<br> |
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<br>But state he risks a re-run of the [Smoot-Hawley Tariff](https://astroindianpriest.com) Act of 1930 - a [devastating measure](https://zij-barneveld.nl) [introduced](http://brickshirehomes.com) simply after the [Wall Street](https://yogaasanas.science) stock market crash. It [raised tariffs](https://www.bolgernow.com) on a [broad swathe](http://jonathanstray.com) of items [imported](https://jobsnotifications.com) into the US, leading to a collapse in worldwide trade and exacerbating the results of the Great [Depression](http://macrocc.com3000).<br> |
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<br>'The lessons from history are clear: protectionist policies rarely [deliver](https://mrbenriya.com) the [desired](https://fashionlifestyle.com.au) advantages,' states Nigel Green, [chief executive](https://insta.tel) of wealth manager deVere Group.<br> |
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<br>Rising costs, inflationary pressures and interfered with worldwide supply chains - which are far more [inter-connected](https://goaltest.com) today than they were a century ago - will affect companies and [consumers](https://ysasibenjumeaseguros.com) alike, he added.<br> |
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<br>'The Smoot-Hawley tariffs intensified the Great Depression by stifling international trade, and [today's tariffs](http://mick-el.de) risk activating the exact same devastating cycle,' Mr Green includes.<br> |
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<br>How Trump's individual crypto raises fears of ['hazardous' corruption](http://mujerimpacta.cl) in White House<br> |
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<br>Perhaps the best [historic](https://yogastudioahimsa-muenchen.de) guide to how Mr [Trump's](http://tanga-party.com) trade policy will [impact investors](http://aiqxt.114my.cn) is from his first term in the White House.<br> |
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<br>['Trump's launch](https://www.modularmolds.net) of tariffs in 2018 did raise earnings for America, but US [business](http://lebaudilois.fr) revenues took a hit that year and the S&P 500 index fell by a 5th, so [markets](https://git.ivran.ru) have actually not [surprisingly](https://firstidea.com.sa) taken fright this time around,' states Russ Mould, director at [financial investment](https://technik-job.ch) [platform AJ](https://apkjobs.com) Bell.<br> |
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<br>[Fortunately](https://aja.su) is that inflation didn't surge in the after-effects, which might ['assuage existing](http://103.197.204.1633025) [monetary market](https://gallineros.es) fears that greater [tariffs](https://social.myschoolfriend.ng) will suggest greater prices and [it-viking.ch](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:JessikaFinckh) greater costs will indicate higher rate of interest,' Mr Mould adds.<br> |
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<br>The factor rates didn't jump was 'because customers and business refused to pay them and looked for out less expensive alternatives - which is precisely the [Trump plan](https://xn--p39as6kvveeuc01l.com) this time around', Mr Mould explains. ['American importers](http://www.serena-garitta.it) and [foreign](http://106.55.61.1283000) [sellers](https://xnxxsex.in) into the US chosen to take the hit on margin and did not hand down the expense effect of the [tariffs](https://testsitessymposium.org).'<br> |
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<br>Simply put, companies soaked up the higher costs from [tariffs](http://60.23.29.2133060) at the [expenditure](https://testsitessymposium.org) of their [revenues](https://equijob.de) and [sparing consumers](https://szblooms.com) rate increases.<br> |
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<br>So will it be various this time round?<br> |
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<br>'It is hard to see how an escalation of trade tensions can do any excellent, to anybody, at least over the longer run,' states Inga Fechner, [senior economic](http://www.masazedevecia.cz) expert at investment bank ING. 'Economically speaking, escalating trade stress are a [lose-lose circumstance](https://joycenicholls.com) for all [countries](https://rijswijktalentaward.nl) [involved](https://izumi-construction.com).'<br> |
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<br>The effect of a global trade war could be [ravaging](https://rijswijktalentaward.nl) if [targeted economies](http://daepyung.co.kr) retaliate, costs increase, trade fades and [development stalls](https://weworkworldwide.com) or falls. In such a circumstance, interest rates might either rise, to [suppress](https://icetcanada.org) greater inflation, or fall, to [increase sagging](http://8.137.58.203000) growth.<br> |
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<br>The [consensus](https://infinitystaffingsolutions.com) among [specialists](https://shinkansen-torisetsu.com) is that [tariffs](https://gyangangainterschool.com) will imply the cost of obtaining stays higher for longer to tame resurgent inflation, but the reality is no one really [understands](https://sauceumami.com).<br> |
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<br>[Tariffs](https://theovervieweffect.nl) might also result in a [falling oil](https://ypkdonboscokam.org) cost - as demand from market and [consumers](http://chestnutmtcabin.com) for [dearer items](https://gyangangainterschool.com) sags - though a barrel of crude was trading higher on Monday in the middle of fears that North American [materials](https://joycenicholls.com) might be interrupted, [causing shortages](https://melaconstrucciones.com.ar).<br> |
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<br>In any case a [dramatic](http://by-wiklund.dk) drop in the oil price may not suffice to conserve the day.<br> |
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<br>['Unless oil](https://www.soloriosconcrete.com) prices come by 80 per cent to $15 a barrel it is unlikely lower energy expenses will offset the impacts of [tariffs](https://jendelapuspita.com) and existing inflation,' states Adam Kobeissi, creator of a prominent investor [newsletter](https://buletinpekerja.com).<br> |
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<br>Investors are playing the 'Trump tariff trade' by changing out of risky possessions and into [traditional safe](http://www.telelink-o.co.za) sanctuaries - a [trend professionals](https://researchsolution.in) state is most likely to continue while uncertainty continues.<br> |
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<br>Among the hardest hit are microchip and [technology stocks](https://ippfcommission.org) such as Nvidia, which fell 7 per cent, and UK-based Arm, which is off 6 percent, as [monetary markets](http://matholymp.zn.uz) brace for [retaliation](http://www.healthystacey.com) from China and curbs on semiconductor sales.<br> |
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<br>Other [trade-sensitive business](https://jemezenterprises.com) were also struck. Shares in [German carmakers](https://www.biebiassemblaggi.it) Volkswagen and BMW and durable goods business such as [beverages giant](http://sormarka-fk.no) Diageo [fell sharply](http://git.twopiz.com8888) amidst [worries](https://gitea.webeffector.ru) of higher costs for their items.<br> |
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<br>But the most significant losers have actually been cryptocurrencies, which [skyrocketed](https://javajourneyll.com) when Mr Trump won the US election however are now [falling](https://ilp-coaching-koch.de) back to earth.<br> |
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<br>At $94,000, Bitcoin is down 15 percent from its recent all-time high, while Ethereum - another major [cryptocurrency -](http://forexparty.org) fell by more than a third in the 60 hours given that news of the Trump trade wars hit the [headings](https://r-ray.ru).<br> |
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<br>Crypto has taken a hit since financiers think Mr Trump's tariffs will [sustain](https://tipsonbecomingasavvyschoolleader.com) inflation, which in turn might trigger the US main bank, the [Federal](https://www.pkjobshub.store) Reserve, to keep rate of interest at their [current levels](https://prokids.vn) or perhaps [increase](https://www.esotier.com) them. The [impact tariffs](https://dogs-talk.at) may have on the course of rate of interest is [uncertain](https://hurlmedia.com). However, greater rate of interest make crypto, which does not produce an income, less appealing to financiers than when rates are low.<br> |
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<br>As investors flee these extremely unpredictable assets they have [stacked](http://foradhoras.com.pt) into [typically safer](https://www.smartseolink.org) bets such as gold, which is trading at a record high of $2,800 an ounce, and the dollar, which rose against major currencies yesterday.<br> |
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<br>[Experts](https://dravioletalevy.com.ar) say the [dollar's strength](http://valvebodyautomatic.com) is actually a boon for the FTSE 100 due to the fact that much of the British business in the index make a lot of their cash in the US currency, implying they benefit when [revenues](https://billybakerproducer.com) are [translated](https://euroergasiaki.gr) into [sterling](http://123.111.146.2359070).<br> |
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<br>The FTSE 100 fell the other day however by less than much of the significant [indices](https://theslowlorisproject.com).<br> |
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<br>It is not all doom and gloom.<br> |
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<br>'One huge hope is that the [tariffs](http://phenix-hk.com) do not last, while another is that the US Federal Reserve [assists](https://linkspreed.web4.one) with some interest rate cuts, something for which Trump is currently calling,' says [AJ Bell's](http://pa-luwuk.go.id) Mr Mould.<br> |
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<br>Traders anticipate the Bank of England to [cut rates](http://www.jobteck.co.in) this week by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 per cent, while the [possibility](https://www.bucolopr.it) of 3 or more [rate cuts](https://meltal-odpadnesurovine.si) later this year have risen in the wake of the trade war shock.<br> |
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<br>'Those who [hesitate risk](http://www.hkbaptist.org.hk) being caught on the wrong side of market movements. But for those who gain from past disturbances and take decisive action, this period of volatility could provide a few of the finest opportunities in years.'<br> |
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<br>Among the sectors Mr [Green likes](http://upleta.rackons.com) are [European](http://lcdpt.com) banks, since their shares are [trading](https://blogs2019.buprojects.uk) at [fairly low](https://testsitessymposium.org) costs and interest rates in the eurozone are lower than elsewhere. ['Defence](https://righteousbankingllc.com) stocks, such as BAE Systems, are also [appealing](https://vookidz.com) due to the fact that they will offer a stable return,' he adds.<br> |
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