The term “trade war” rarely elicits any favorable feelings from investors. When we consider that trade is the vascular system of the global economy, it is safe to presume that the actions and growing rhetoric around tariffs and trade negotiations are at the very least concerning. Economic theory would argue that any impediments to trade negatively impact many players while benefiting few, a fact that should not be lost on policy makers.

To delve further into this issue, our colleagues with Asset Consulting Group recently put together this summary of the ongoing discussions surrounding global trade policies, the impacted parties, and their perspective on what it really means to investors.


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