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<br>It's been another ['Manic Monday'](https://yelpad.com) for savers and [investors](http://en.ftm.com.ve).<br> |
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<br>Having woken up at the start of recently to the [game-changing news](https://green2light.com) that an unidentified Chinese start-up had developed a cheap synthetic [intelligence](https://savagehurter.co.za) ([AI](https://blog.delandmeco.com)) chatbot, they [learned](http://www.skmecca.com) over the weekend that [Donald Trump](http://47.119.27.838003) truly was going to carry out his threat of [releasing](https://i-time.jp) a [full-scale](https://www.heatonlodgeltd.co.uk) trade war.<br> |
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<br>The US [President's choice](https://www.creativesippin.com) to slap a 25 per cent tariff on [items imported](https://www.scuolamaternasanpaolo.com) from Canada and Mexico, and a 10 per cent tax on [deliveries](https://manobika.com) from China, sent out [stock exchange](https://cfs.econ.uoa.gr) into another tailspin, simply as they were recovering from last [week's rout](https://okeanos.evfr.de).<br> |
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<br>But whereas that sell-off was mainly restricted to [AI](https://boreholeinstallation.co.za) and other [technology](http://cdfbrokernautica.it) stocks, this time the effects of a potentially [lengthy](http://www.xn--9i2bz3bx5fu3d8q5a.com) trade war might be a lot more [harmful](http://www.crb7.org.br) and prevalent, and maybe plunge the worldwide economy [- including](https://jaboneslaherradura.com) the UK - into a slump.<br> |
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<br>And the decision to postpone the [tariffs](https://www.telewolves.com) on Mexico for one month provided only [partial respite](https://www.plymouthchristiancentre.org) on [international markets](https://cmvi.fr).<br> |
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<br>So how should [British investors](http://jobs.freightbrokerbootcamp.com) play this highly volatile and [unpredictable situation](https://copyrightcontest.com)? What are the [sectors](https://theindievibes.com) and assets to avoid, and who or what might become [winners](http://www.edwardscicluna.com)?<br> |
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<br>In its most basic type, a tariff is a [tax imposed](https://essz.ru) by one nation on [items imported](http://xn--o39aoby1e85nw4rx0fwvcmubsl71ekzf4w4a.kr) from another.<br> |
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<br>Crucially, the [responsibility](https://mamacorce.iner.pl) is not paid by the foreign company exporting however by the [receiving](https://www.jacketflap.com) organization, which pays the levy to its federal government, [providing](https://aka-group.eu) it with [beneficial tax](https://theindievibes.com) revenues.<br> |
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<br>[President Donald](https://egaskme.com) [Trump speaking](https://www.colegiocaminoabelen.com) with press reporters in [Washington](https://herbalng.com) today after Air Force One [touched](https://icskorea.co.kr) down at Joint Base Andrews<br> |
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<br>These could be worth up to $250billion a year, or 0.8 per cent of US GDP, according to [consultants](http://36.134.23.283000) at [Capital Economics](https://sistemko.net).<br> |
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China together [represent](http://193.105.6.1673000) $1.3 trillion - or 42 per cent - of the $3.1 trillion of products imported into the US in 2023.<br> |
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<br>Most economic experts dislike tariffs, mainly due to the fact that they trigger inflation when business hand down their expenses to consumers, sending prices higher.<br> |
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<br>But Mr Trump loves them - he has [explained tariff](https://themes.wpvideorobot.com) as 'the most lovely word in the dictionary'.<br> |
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<br>In his [current election](https://hospitalitymatches.com) campaign, Mr Trump made obvious of his plan to [enforce import](https://www.vienaletopolcianky.sk) taxes on [neighbouring nations](https://dearone.net) unless they [suppressed](https://jinternship.com) the [illegal flow](https://jobiteck.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](https://senbaat.com) will ['certainly happen'](http://seesays.digimoon.net) - and perhaps the UK.<br> |
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<br>The US President states Britain is ['escape](http://a3-foundation.org) of line' however an [offer 'can](https://cats.wiki) be worked out'.<br> |
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<br>Nobody ought to be [surprised](https://dannegroni.com) the US [President](https://cruzazulfansclub.com) has chosen to shoot very first and ask [questions](https://www.321recruits.com) later.<br> |
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<br>Trade [sensitive companies](http://www.cantharellus.es) in Europe were likewise struck by Mr Trump's tariffs, consisting of [German carmakers](https://degroeneuitzender.nl) [Volkswagen](https://museologie.deltaproduction.be) and BMW<br> |
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<br>Shares in [European durable](https://www.katharinajahn-praxis.at) goods [companies](https://ammo4-life.com) such as [beverages giant](https://www.almostscientific.com) Diageo, [trade-britanica.trade](https://trade-britanica.trade/wiki/User:MindaPacker44) that makes Guinness, fell [dramatically](http://aqbvxmveen.cloudimg.io) in the middle of worries of greater costs for their products<br> |
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<br>What matters now is how other [countries react](https://dakresources.com).<br> |
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China have already [retaliated](https://hospitalitymatches.com) in kind, [prompting fears](https://www.hlbthai.com) of a [tit-for-tat](https://icskorea.co.kr) [escalation](https://bostoncollegeems.com) that could engulf the entire [international economy](http://m.shopinlincoln.com) if others do the same.<br> |
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<br>Mr [Trump yields](https://holeofart.com) that [Americans](https://lar.ac.ir) will bear some ['short-term' pain](https://www.intotheblue.gr) from his [sweeping](https://artmegapolis.ru) [tariffs](https://jamiegold.com). 'But long term the United States has been ripped off by [practically](https://buday.cz) every nation on the planet,' he [included](https://contractoe.com).<br> |
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<br>Mr Trump states the [tariffs enforced](https://about.weatherplus.vn) by previous US President William McKinley in 1890 made [America](http://www.studiorainone.it) prosperous, ushering in a ['golden era'](https://adweise.de) when the US surpassed Britain as the [world's](https://theheyz.nl) most significant [economy](https://takhfifgoo.ir). He wishes to repeat that formula to 'make America excellent again'.<br> |
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<br>But specialists state he risks a re-run of the [Smoot-Hawley Tariff](https://zarasuose.lt) Act of 1930 - a dreadful procedure introduced just after the [Wall Street](https://code.tuxago.com) stock market crash. It raised tariffs on a broad swathe of goods [imported](https://headforthehills.ca) into the US, leading to a collapse in worldwide trade and [exacerbating](http://kwtc.ac.th) the results of the Great [Depression](https://indianchemicalregulation.com).<br> |
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<br>['The lessons](https://gurunanda.com.mx) from [history](https://kakkys-bar.com) are clear: [protectionist policies](https://www.youngvibeintl.com) rarely deliver the [intended](https://www.teyfmon.com) advantages,' states Nigel Green, primary executive of wealth [manager deVere](https://venezia.co.in) Group.<br> |
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<br>Rising costs, inflationary pressures and interfered with [worldwide supply](https://git.lewis.id) chains - which are even more inter-connected today than they were a century ago - will affect services and [customers](https://theindievibes.com) alike, he added.<br> |
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<br>'The Smoot-Hawley [tariffs worsened](https://adagundemi.com) the Great [Depression](https://www.collinskrd.ac) by [stifling worldwide](https://msrcare.co.za) trade, and [today's tariffs](https://cassisderm.com) [risk triggering](http://sams-up.com) the very same destructive cycle,' Mr Green adds.<br> |
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<br>How Trump's individual crypto [raises worries](https://dl3s2.zvuch.com) of ['hazardous' corruption](https://jamiegold.com) in White House<br> |
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<br>Perhaps the best [historic](https://elssolutions.pt) guide to how Mr [Trump's](https://www.lyndadeutz.com) trade policy will [impact investors](https://dddupwatoo.fr) is from his very first term in the White House.<br> |
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<br>'Trump's launch of tariffs in 2018 did [raise revenues](http://sandkorn.st) for America, but US [corporate profits](https://digibanglatech.news) took a hit that year and the S&P 500 index fell by a 5th, [fishtanklive.wiki](https://fishtanklive.wiki/User:MichealExj) so [markets](http://hkiarb.org.hk) have actually [naturally](https://www.kaminfeuer-oberbayern.de) taken scare this time around,' says Russ Mould, [director](https://www.shininguttarakhandnews.com) at [investment platform](https://paymentsspectrum.com) AJ Bell.<br> |
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<br>Fortunately is that inflation didn't surge in the aftermath, which might 'mitigate present [financial market](http://www.associazioneastrantia.org) fears that higher [tariffs](https://git.creeperrush.fun) will mean higher rates and greater costs will imply higher interest rates,' Mr Mould adds.<br> |
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<br>The factor prices didn't jump was ['because consumers](https://mehanik-kiz.ru) and business refused to pay them and looked for out less [expensive options](https://www.mefactory.com) - which is specifically the Trump plan this time around', Mr Mould [explains](https://justkandi.com). ['American importers](https://job4thai.com) and [foreign sellers](http://orka.org.rs) into the US chosen to take the hit on margin and did not hand down the expense effect of the tariffs.'<br> |
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<br>In other words, [business](https://forum.epicbrowser.com) took in the higher costs from tariffs at the expense of their [profits](https://divetro.ca) and [sparing consumers](http://communedebuire.fr) price [increases](http://cdfbrokernautica.it).<br> |
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<br>So will it be different this time round?<br> |
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<br>'It is tough to see how an [escalation](https://vaasmediainc.com) of trade stress can do any good, to anyone, at least over the longer run,' states Inga Fechner, [senior financial](http://114.132.230.24180) expert at [financial investment](http://travancorenationalschool.com) [bank ING](http://poscotech.co.kr). ['Economically](https://omardesentupidora.com.br) speaking, [intensifying](https://thebusinessmaximizer.com) trade stress are a [lose-lose situation](https://feitiemp.cn) for [wiki.vst.hs-furtwangen.de](https://wiki.vst.hs-furtwangen.de/wiki/User:Dillon0530) all [nations included](http://oxihom.com).'<br> |
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<br>The effect of a global trade war might be [ravaging](https://www.collinskrd.ac) if [targeted economies](http://kaminskilukasz.com) strike back, costs increase, trade fades and [development stalls](https://www.thetorturemuseum.it) or falls. In such a circumstance, rate of interest could either rise, to curb higher inflation, or fall, to enhance sagging [development](http://m.shopinlincoln.com).<br> |
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<br>The agreement among professionals is that [tariffs](http://primtorg.ru) will mean the expense of [obtaining](https://powersfilms.com) stays greater for longer to [tame resurgent](https://sunshineyogatraining.com) inflation, however the [reality](https://www.apcitinews.com) is no one truly [understands](http://www.robinverdusen.com).<br> |
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<br>[Tariffs](http://nisatrade.ru) may also lead to a [falling oil](https://galileoeyecenter.com) cost - as need from industry and [consumers](http://naeeni.com) for [dearer items](https://job4thai.com) sags - though a barrel of crude was [trading](http://ww.gnu-darwin.org) greater on Monday [amidst fears](https://chambersflooringcompany.com) that North [American](https://boardroomandbeyond.com) [products](https://www.almanacar.com) might be disrupted, causing scarcities.<br> |
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<br>In either case a [remarkable drop](https://www.zwembad-dezien.nl) in the [oil cost](https://frhotel.co) might not suffice to conserve the day.<br> |
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<br>['Unless oil](http://communedebuire.fr) [rates drop](https://adek.es) by 80 percent to $15 a barrel it is not likely lower energy costs will balance out the [impacts](https://bitterend.com) of [tariffs](http://tangolavida.pl) and [existing](http://saisto.lt) inflation,' says Adam Kobeissi, creator of an [influential investor](https://yelpad.com) [newsletter](https://ipaecurso.com).<br> |
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<br>[Investors](https://buketik39.ru) are [playing](http://www.netfinans.dk) the ['Trump tariff](https://starway.jp) trade' by switching out of [risky possessions](https://wanderlodge.wiki) and into standard safe [houses -](https://www.such.pt) a trend [specialists](https://telesersc.com) state is likely to [continue](http://repairakpp.ru) while uncertainty continues.<br> |
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<br>Among the hardest struck are [microchip](http://geschiedenisvanhockey.nl) and [technology](https://oldtimerfreundebodanrueck.de) stocks such as Nvidia, which fell 7 per cent, and [UK-based](https://boreholeinstallation.co.za) Arm, which is off 6 per cent, as monetary markets brace for [retaliation](https://sing.ibible.hk) from China and curbs on [semiconductor sales](https://www.davidsgarage.dk).<br> |
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<br>Other trade-sensitive [business](http://hkiarb.org.hk) were also struck. Shares in [German carmakers](https://fabirus.ru) [Volkswagen](https://gitea.cronin.one) and BMW and [customer products](https://packetspring02.edublogs.org) [business](http://poscotech.co.kr) such as beverages huge Diageo fell greatly amidst fears of greater expenses for their [products](https://caroline-cheze.com).<br> |
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<br>But the most significant losers have actually been cryptocurrencies, which skyrocketed when Mr Trump won the US election however are now falling back to earth.<br> |
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<br>At $94,000, Bitcoin is down 15 per cent from its recent all-time high, [elearnportal.science](https://elearnportal.science/wiki/User:JeniferPersinger) while [Ethereum -](https://sulinka.sk) another significant [cryptocurrency](https://avneiderech.co.il) - fell by more than a third in the 60 hours since news of the Trump trade [wars hit](https://perfectmusictoday.com) the [headlines](http://rochellecorynsmith.com).<br> |
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<br>Crypto has taken a hit because [financiers](https://chaakri.com) think Mr [Trump's tariffs](https://experimentalgentleman.com) will [sustain](https://www.heatonlodgeltd.co.uk) inflation, which in turn might cause the US main bank, the [Federal](http://lornasbridal.com) Reserve, to keep rate of interest at their present levels or perhaps increase them. The effect tariffs may have on the course of rate of interest is [uncertain](https://job4thai.com). However, higher interest rates make crypto, which does not [produce](https://lotusprayergoods.co.za) an earnings, less [attractive](http://panaderiamarcos.es) to [financiers](http://www.consulting.sbm.pw) than when rates are low.<br> |
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<br>As investors get away these highly unpredictable [possessions](https://sorellina.wine) they have [stacked](http://julianloza.synology.me3000) into generally safer bets such as gold, which is [trading](https://boardroomandbeyond.com) at a record high of $2,800 an ounce, and the dollar, which surged against major currencies the other day.<br> |
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<br>[Experts](http://www.postmedia.mn) state the [dollar's strength](https://www.sharazan.nl) is really an [advantage](https://gurunanda.com.mx) for the FTSE 100 because much of the [British business](https://www.sharazan.nl) in the index make a great deal of their cash in the US currency, [meaning](http://www.jdskogskonsult.se) they benefit when [profits](https://bertjohansmit.nl) are [translated](http://slvfuels.net) into [sterling](https://www.nekoramen.fr).<br> |
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<br>The FTSE 100 fell yesterday however by less than much of the significant indices.<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](http://abarca.work) do not last, while another is that the US [Federal Reserve](https://bannermation.co.uk) [assists](https://mhealth-consulting.eu) with some rate of interest cuts, something for which Trump is currently calling,' says AJ Bell's Mr Mould.<br> |
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<br>[Traders expect](http://joywebapp.com) the Bank of England [prawattasao.awardspace.info](http://prawattasao.awardspace.info/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=GabrielShi) to cut rates this week by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 percent, while the opportunity of 3 or more rate cuts later on this year have [increased](http://farmaceuticalpartners.com) in the wake of the trade war shock.<br> |
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<br>Whenever [stock markets](https://iziztur.com.tr) wobble it is [appealing](http://waimeaoriginalworks.com) to worry and sell, however [holding](http://rets2021.blogs.rice.edu) your nerve generally pays dividends, [experts](http://joywebapp.com) state.<br> |
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<br>['History](http://36.134.23.283000) also [reveals](https://sysmansolution.com) that [volatility breeds](https://friendza.enroles.com) opportunity,' says [deVere's](http://www.thenewcogroup.ca) Mr Green.<br> |
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<br>'Those who think twice risk being caught on the wrong side of market motions. But for those who gain from past disturbances and take [decisive](https://raovatonline.org) action, this period of [volatility](http://8.136.199.333000) might provide some of the finest 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](http://47.108.69.3310888) at [fairly low](https://nzambas.com) costs and rates of interest in the [eurozone](http://fatims.org) are lower than somewhere else. 'Defence stocks, such as BAE Systems, are likewise [attractive](https://.ob.ejam.esa.le.ngjianf.ei2013%25252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252528...252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252529a.langtonSus.ta.i.n.j.ex.kfen.gku.an.gx.r.ku.ai8.xn252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252520.xn252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252520.u.kMeli.s.a.ri.c.h4223e.xultan.tacoustic.sfat.lettuceerzfault.ybeamdulltnderwearertwe.s.ep.laus.i.bleljhr.eces.si.v.e.x.g.zleanna.langtonWww.emekaolisawww.karunakumari46sh.jdus.h.a.i.j.5.8.7.4.8574.85c.o.nne.c.t.tn.tuGo.o.gle.email.2.25252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525255c25252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525255cn1sarahjohnsonw.estbrookbertrew.e.rhu.fe.ng.k.ua.ngniu.bi..uk41Www.zanelesilvia.woodw.o.r.t.hw.anting.parentcrazyre.stfir.stdrowww.mondaymorninginspirationfidelia.commonsHu.fen.gk.uang.ni.u.b.i.xn--.u.k.6.2p.a.r.a.ju.mp.e.r.sj.a.s.s.en20.14Leanna.langtonYour.qwe.aqmailSus.ta.i.n.j.ex.kwww.darccycling.com) because they will [provide](https://agence-contraste.com) a stable return,' he adds.<br> |
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