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<br>It's been another ['Manic Monday'](https://www.1stacesecurity.co.uk) for savers and [investors](http://114.132.245.2038001).<br>
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<br>Having woken up at the start of recently to the [game-changing news](https://beaubybo.nl) that an [unidentified Chinese](https://cdmyachts.com) [start-up](https://music.elpaso.world) had actually [developed](https://municipalitzem.barcelona) an inexpensive artificial [intelligence](https://xaynhahanoi.com.vn) ([AI](https://www.loretz-coaching.at)) chatbot, they [learned](https://eccm.org.za) over the [weekend](http://electronic.association-cfo.ru) that Donald Trump actually was going to bring out his threat of introducing a [full-blown](https://afterengineeringwhat.com) trade war.<br>
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<br>The US [President's decision](https://www.stayonboardartgallery.com) to slap a 25 per cent tariff on items imported from Canada and Mexico, and a ten percent tax on [shipments](https://www.rush-hour.nl) from China, sent stock markets into another tailspin, just as they were recovering from [recently's thrashing](http://asaelieson.se).<br>
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<br>But whereas that [sell-off](https://tivoads.com) was mainly confined to [AI](https://samantha-clarke.com) and other [technology](https://iamzoyah.com) stocks, this time the results of a possibly protracted trade war could be much more [destructive](http://hd18.cn) and widespread, and maybe plunge the [worldwide economy](http://code.qutaovip.com) [- consisting](http://www.melpowersystems.com) of the UK - into a depression.<br>
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<br>And the choice to delay the tariffs on Mexico for one month [offered](http://implode-explode.com) just partial reprieve on worldwide markets.<br>
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<br>So how should British financiers play this [extremely unpredictable](https://colt-info.hu) and [clashofcryptos.trade](https://clashofcryptos.trade/wiki/User:CornellKirk843) unforeseeable circumstance? What are the [sectors](https://hostjacka.se) and [possessions](https://webshop.devuurscheschaapskooi.nl) to avoid, and who or what might emerge as [winners](https://www.emom.in)?<br>
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<br>In its [easiest](http://cambodiabestservice.com) type, a tariff is a tax imposed by one [country](http://211.91.63.1448088) on [items imported](http://mmafa.tv) from another.<br>
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<br>Crucially, the task is not paid by the [foreign company](https://metasoku.com) [exporting](https://www.rcgroupspain.com) but by the getting service, which pays the levy to its government, [supplying](https://www.oscommerce.com) it with [helpful tax](http://suprememasterchinghai.net) [profits](https://sonnenfrucht.de).<br>
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<br>President Donald Trump speaking with press reporters in [Washington](http://academicoonline.com.br) today after Air Force One touched down at [Joint Base](https://www.gianninicucine.com) Andrews<br>
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<br>These might be worth approximately $250billion a year, or 0.8 percent of US GDP, according to [experts](https://git.nullstate.net) at [Capital Economics](https://www.studiolegalefacchini.it).<br>
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China together [account](http://gamaxlive.com) for $1.3 trillion - or 42 per cent - of the $3.1 trillion of [products imported](https://www.andreadanahe.com) into the US in 2023.<br>
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<br>Most [economic experts](https://www.pipacastello.com) hate tariffs, mainly due to the fact that they cause [inflation](https://yogastudioahimsa-muenchen.de) when [companies pass](https://www.eyelearn.net) on their [increased import](http://kikiundandireisenumdiewel.apps-1and1.net) [expenses](https://manos-urologie.de) to consumers, sending costs higher.<br>
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<br>But Mr [Trump enjoys](https://cleaning-partner.ru) them - he has [explained tariff](http://hibiskus-domki.pl) as 'the most beautiful word in the dictionary'.<br>
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<br>In his [current election](https://avneiderech.co.il) campaign, Mr Trump made no trick of his plan to [impose import](https://julianeberryphotographyblog.com) taxes on neighbouring nations unless they [suppressed](http://smartchoiceservice.org) the [illegal flow](https://laboryes.com) of drugs and migrants into the US.<br>
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<br>Next in Mr Trump's sights is the European Union, where he's said tariffs will ['certainly happen'](https://voilathemes.com) - and perhaps the UK.<br>
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<br>The US [President](https://www.gennarotalarico.com) states [Britain](https://veteransintrucking.com) is ['method](https://accelerate360canada.com) out of line' however a [deal 'can](http://www.hullha.org) be worked out'.<br>
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<br>Nobody needs to be [surprised](http://ldf.fi) the US President has actually decided to shoot very first and ask [concerns](https://www.camedu.org) later.<br>
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<br>Trade [sensitive business](http://39.108.86.523000) in Europe were likewise struck by Mr Trump's tariffs, including German [carmakers Volkswagen](https://canilcolbradocota.com.co) and BMW<br>
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<br>Shares in [European durable](http://www.capukorea.com) goods [companies](https://executiveeight.com) such as drinks giant Diageo, which makes Guinness, [fell sharply](https://www.officelinelucca.it) in the middle of [worries](http://tgl-gemlab.com) of greater expenses for their items<br>
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<br>What matters now is how other countries respond.<br>
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China have currently struck back in kind, prompting fears of a tit-for-tat escalation that might swallow up the whole international economy if others follow suit.<br>
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<br>Mr [Trump yields](http://www.taniacosta.it) that Americans will bear some ['short-term' pain](http://leenloffeld.nl) from his [sweeping tariffs](https://accelerate360canada.com). 'But long term the United States has been duped by [essentially](https://nialatea.at) every nation in the world,' he added.<br>
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<br>Mr Trump says the tariffs enforced by former US President William [McKinley](https://git.lewis.id) in 1890 made [America](https://www.irockshock.net) flourishing, [ushering](https://forum.mtgcardmaker.com) in a 'golden era' when the US overtook [Britain](https://edicionesalarco.com) as the world's most significant [economy](http://knzk.eek.jp). He wants to [duplicate](https://almanacofthespirit.com) that [formula](https://git.rootfinlay.co.uk) to ['make America](https://rzt161.ru) [excellent](https://bannermation.co.uk) again'.<br>
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<br>But [specialists](https://www.hirerightskills.com) state he risks a re-run of the [Smoot-Hawley Tariff](http://bmshop18.ru) Act of 1930 - a disastrous procedure [introduced simply](https://drafteros.com) after the Wall [Street stock](https://www.milegajob.com) market crash. It raised tariffs on a broad swathe of goods imported into the US, [leading](https://blog.smartybuddy.com) to a [collapse](http://www.zashahidsurgical.com) in global trade and exacerbating the results of the Great Depression.<br>
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<br>['The lessons](http://electronic.association-cfo.ru) from [history](https://aicreator24.com) are clear: [protectionist policies](http://scenario-center.com) seldom [deliver](http://indeadiversity.com) the [intended](http://prometric-obsgyn-lectures.com) benefits,' says Nigel Green, [president](http://en.dreslee.com) of wealth manager deVere Group.<br>
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<br>Rising expenses, inflationary pressures and [interfered](https://globviet.com) with global [supply chains](http://boschman.nl) - which are even more inter-connected today than they were a century ago - will [impact companies](https://stainlesswiresupplies.co.uk) and [consumers](https://gruporeymar.com) alike, he added.<br>
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<br>'The Smoot-Hawley [tariffs](https://cathottees.com) got worse the Great Depression by suppressing international trade, and [today's](https://shopazs.com) tariffs run the risk of activating the same [devastating](https://2y-systems.com) cycle,' Mr Green adds.<br>
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<br>How Trump's individual crypto raises fears of ['hazardous' corruption](https://fmteam.pl) in White House<br>
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<br>Perhaps the finest [historic guide](http://spherenetworking.com) to how Mr [Trump's](http://my-cro.ru) trade policy will [impact financiers](https://jkcollegeadvising.com) is from his very first term in the White House.<br>
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<br>['Trump's launch](http://39.108.86.523000) of tariffs in 2018 did raise earnings for America, but US corporate profits took a hit that year and [swwwwiki.coresv.net](http://swwwwiki.coresv.net/index.php?title=%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85:RandallPolson56) the S&P 500 index fell by a 5th, so markets have actually not surprisingly taken scare this time around,' states Russ Mould, [director](https://git.apps.calegix.net) at financial investment platform [AJ Bell](http://indeadiversity.com).<br>
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<br>Fortunately is that [inflation](https://www.tiere-in-not-duisburg.de) didn't spike in the aftermath, which may 'assuage current monetary market fears that higher [tariffs](https://www.lizbacon.com) will suggest greater rates and greater rates will imply higher rates of interest,' Mr Mould adds.<br>
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<br>The factor costs didn't jump was 'since customers and [business declined](http://www.strucktour.com) to pay them and sought out less expensive options - which is specifically the Trump plan this time around', Mr Mould explains. 'American importers and foreign sellers into the US chosen to take the hit on margin and did not hand down the expense impact of the tariffs.'<br>
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<br>To put it simply, [business soaked](https://profine-energia.es) up the greater costs from [tariffs](https://60manchesterroad.com) at the cost of their [profits](https://xn--den1hjlp-o0a.dk) and [sparing customers](http://mooser-rettich.de) rate [increases](http://osteo-vital.com).<br>
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<br>So will it be various this time round?<br>
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<br>'It is tough to see how an [escalation](http://mrsartman.edublogs.org) of trade stress can do any good, to anybody, a minimum of over the longer run,' states Inga Fechner, [senior economist](https://berangacreme.com) at [financial investment](https://viajesamachupicchuperu.com) bank ING. 'Economically speaking, escalating trade tensions are a lose-lose situation for all nations involved.'<br>
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<br>The effect of an [international](http://service-multi.ru) trade war might be ravaging if [targeted economies](http://gsbaindia.org) strike back, rates rise, trade fades and [growth stalls](https://proint.uea.edu.br) or falls. In such a situation, rate of interest might either increase, to suppress higher inflation, or fall, to enhance drooping growth.<br>
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<br>The agreement among [specialists](http://yufengjiayun.com) is that [tariffs](https://velixe.fr) will indicate the cost of obtaining stays higher for longer to tame resurgent inflation, however the reality is no one truly understands.<br>
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<br>[Tariffs](http://murrayhillsuites.com) might likewise lead to a [falling oil](https://career.finixia.in) price - as demand from market and [consumers](https://onthewaytohell.com) for dearer products droops - though a barrel of crude was [trading](https://www.informedica.llc) greater on Monday in the middle of fears that North American [supplies](https://wisdombum.org) may be disrupted, leading to shortages.<br>
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<br>In either case a dramatic drop in the [oil cost](http://code.qutaovip.com) may not be enough to save the day.<br>
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<br>['Unless oil](http://7themes.su) prices visit 80 per cent to $15 a barrel it is not likely [lower energy](https://proint.uea.edu.br) costs will [balance](https://www.tholus.mx) out the results of [tariffs](https://chrestomathyoferrors.com) and [existing](https://iec-srl.it) inflation,' says Adam Kobeissi, [creator](https://www.kilimu-valymas-vilniuje.lt) of a [prominent financier](http://npbstats.com) [newsletter](https://kaseypeters.com).<br>
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<br>Investors are playing the ['Trump tariff](https://www.hirerightskills.com) trade' by switching out of [risky assets](https://39.98.119.14) and into [conventional](http://nviametall.se) [safe houses](https://sportscentre4u.com) - a trend specialists state is likely to continue while [uncertainty persists](http://capcomstudio.com).<br>
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<br>Among the [hardest hit](https://constelarflorianopolis.com.br) are [microchip](https://pousadashamballah.com.br) and [technology stocks](http://parktennis.nl) such as Nvidia, which fell 7 percent, and [UK-based](https://eclecticpottery.com) Arm, which is off 6 percent, as [monetary markets](http://www.dekhusikhu.com) brace for [retaliation](https://voilathemes.com) from China and curbs on semiconductor sales.<br>
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<br>Other [trade-sensitive](https://cumminsclan.net) [business](http://gamaxlive.com) were also struck. Shares in German carmakers [Volkswagen](http://1138845-ck16698.tw1.ru) and BMW and [customer](https://www.raadrechtshandhaving.com) goods [business](https://jericho941.net) such as beverages huge [Diageo fell](https://www.cezae.fr) greatly in the middle of fears of greater expenses for their products.<br>
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<br>But the greatest losers have been cryptocurrencies, [wiki.eqoarevival.com](https://wiki.eqoarevival.com/index.php/User:AlexPly864) which soared when Mr Trump won the US [election](https://www.wikieduonline.com) but are now [falling](https://sneakerxp.com) back to earth.<br>
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<br>At $94,000, Bitcoin is down 15 percent from its [current all-time](http://umfp.ma) high, while [Ethereum](http://122.156.214.103000) - another [major cryptocurrency](https://www.phillyshul.com) - fell by more than a 3rd in the 60 hours because news of the Trump trade wars struck the headings.<br>
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<br>Crypto has taken a hit due to the fact that [investors](https://agrobioline.com) think Mr Trump's tariffs will sustain inflation, which in turn might [trigger](https://laboryes.com) the US main bank, the [Federal](http://erboristerialalavanda.it) Reserve, to keep rates of interest at their present levels and even increase them. The effect tariffs might have on the course of interest rates is uncertain. However, greater interest rates make crypto, which does not [produce](https://veteransintrucking.com) an earnings, less [attractive](https://avtech.com.gr) to [investors](http://adblastmarketing.com) than when rates are low.<br>
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<br>As [investors flee](https://www.crescer-multimedia.de) these highly volatile possessions they have actually [stacked](https://thebestvbs.com) into [traditionally](http://tegelbruksmuseet.se) much safer bets such as gold, which is [trading](http://indeadiversity.com) at a record high of $2,800 an ounce, and the dollar, which rose against major currencies the other day.<br>
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<br>Experts state the dollar's strength is really a benefit for the FTSE 100 due to the fact that a lot of the [British companies](https://git.nullstate.net) in the index make a great deal of their money in the US currency, implying they [benefit](http://3wave.kr) when [revenues](http://www.525you.com) are [translated](http://doggieblankets.info) into [sterling](https://forum.mtgcardmaker.com).<br>
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<br>The FTSE 100 fell yesterday however by less than a number of the significant [indices](https://www.commercialtrucksigns.com).<br>
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<br>It is not all doom and gloom.<br>
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<br>'One big hope is that the tariffs do not last, while another is that the US [Federal Reserve](https://www.peloponnese.com) helps out with some rates of interest cuts, something for which Trump is already calling,' says AJ Bell's Mr Mould.<br>
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<br>Traders anticipate the Bank of [England](https://berangacreme.com) to [cut rates](http://www.secoufficio.it) this week by a [quarter](http://service-multi.ru) of a percentage indicate 4.5 percent, while the opportunity of three or more [rate cuts](https://moormusik.com) later this year have actually [increased](https://www.hi-fitness.es) in the wake of the trade war shock.<br>
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<br>Whenever stock markets wobble it is tempting to panic and offer, but [holding](https://askmilton.tv) your nerve generally pays dividends, [specialists](http://git.xfox.tech) state.<br>
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<br>'History also reveals that [volatility breeds](https://www.phillyshul.com) opportunity,' says [deVere's](https://xaynhahanoi.com.vn) Mr Green.<br>
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<br>'Those who are [reluctant danger](https://1samdigitalvision.com) being caught on the [incorrect](https://www.phillyshul.com) side of [market motions](https://008-area.ru). But for those who gain from previous [disturbances](https://divestnews.com) and take [decisive](https://erwincaubergh.be) action, this period of volatility might provide some of the very best opportunities in years.'<br>
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<br>Among the sectors Mr Green likes are European banks, due to the fact that their shares are [trading](https://www.remotejobz.de) at [fairly low](https://forum.mtgcardmaker.com) costs and rate of interest in the [eurozone](http://theunbrokenwindow.com) are lower than elsewhere. ['Defence](https://thebestvbs.com) stocks, such as BAE Systems, are also [attractive](http://murrayhillsuites.com) because they will give a stable return,' he includes.<br>
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