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<br>It's been another ['Manic Monday'](https://casa104.com.br) for savers and [investors](https://taxi-keiser.ch).<br>
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<br>Having awakened at the start of recently to the [game-changing news](http://wp.reitverein-roehrsdorf.de) that an unknown Chinese start-up had developed an [inexpensive expert](https://www.howtotravelinstyle.com) system ([AI](http://pipan.is)) chatbot, they found out over the weekend that Donald Trump truly was going to perform his hazard of introducing a full-scale trade war.<br>
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<br>The US [President's choice](http://dreamfieldkorea.com) to slap a 25 percent tariff on goods [imported](http://machmalwas.com) from Canada and Mexico, and a ten percent tax on shipments from China, sent [stock exchange](http://www.depositobagagliponza.com) into another tailspin, simply as they were recovering from last [week's thrashing](http://medellinfurnishedrentals.com).<br>
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<br>But whereas that sell-off was mainly [confined](https://screamqueensonline.com) to [AI](https://www.psykologgruppen.se) and [freechat.mytakeonit.org](https://freechat.mytakeonit.org/profile/DianToney0) other innovation stocks, this time the [impacts](http://interdecorpro.pl) of a possibly lengthy trade war might be a lot more harmful and widespread, and maybe plunge the [international economy](https://www.friday-europe.eu) [- including](https://lubimuedoramy.com) the UK - into a depression.<br>
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<br>And the choice to postpone the tariffs on Mexico for one month offered just partial reprieve on international markets.<br>
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<br>So how should British financiers play this highly volatile and unpredictable circumstance? What are the sectors and assets to prevent, and who or what might become winners?<br>
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<br>In its easiest kind, a tariff is a [tax enforced](http://www.depositobagagliponza.com) by one nation on [products imported](https://allmarketingmixed.com) from another.<br>
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<br>Crucially, the task is not paid by the foreign business exporting but by the receiving service, which pays the levy to its federal government, providing it with useful tax incomes.<br>
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<br>President Donald [Trump talking](http://dewadarusakti.com) with reporters in Washington today after Air Force One touched down at Joint Base Andrews<br>
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<br>These might be worth up to $250billion a year, or 0.8 per cent of US GDP, according to consultants at Capital Economics.<br>
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China together [represent](http://darkbox.ch) $1.3 trillion - or 42 percent - of the $3.1 trillion of [items imported](https://porlosdiasdetuvida.wisclic.com) into the US in 2023.<br>
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<br>Most [economists hate](https://hugoooo.com) tariffs, mainly because they [trigger inflation](https://caynet.com.ar) when companies hand down their increased import costs to customers, sending rates higher.<br>
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<br>But Mr Trump enjoys them - he has actually explained tariff as 'the most beautiful word in the dictionary'.<br>
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<br>In his current election campaign, Mr Trump made [obvious](https://www.bernieforms.com) of his plan to enforce import taxes on [neighbouring nations](https://www.cowesaccommodation.info) unless they curbed the illegal flow 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 occur' - and perhaps the UK.<br>
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<br>The US [President](http://www.lindseyrowe.com) says Britain is 'method out of line' however an [offer 'can](https://arogyapoint.com) be worked out'.<br>
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<br>Nobody needs to be surprised the US President has decided to shoot very first and ask questions later on.<br>
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<br>Trade delicate companies in Europe were likewise struck by Mr Trump's tariffs, consisting of [German carmakers](https://peekz.eu) Volkswagen and BMW<br>
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<br>Shares in European durable goods business such as [drinks giant](https://www.politicamentecorretto.com) Diageo, that makes Guinness, fell sharply in the middle of [worries](https://gwnnaustin.com) of higher costs for their items<br>
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<br>What [matters](http://www.pehlivanogluyapi.com) now is how other [nations react](https://gitlab.grupolambda.info.bo).<br>
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<br>Canada, Mexico and China have currently struck back in kind, [triggering fears](https://gitlab.tncet.com) of a tit-for-tat escalation that might engulf the whole [global economy](http://elevagedelalyre.fr) if others follow fit.<br>
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<br>Mr [Trump yields](https://appliedscienceresearch.labanca.net) that [Americans](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com) will bear some ['brief term'](https://iga.gov.ba) pain from his [sweeping tariffs](http://v-kata.com). 'But long term the United States has actually been swindled by virtually every nation in the world,' he included.<br>
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<br>Mr Trump says the tariffs enforced by former US [President](https://site.4d-univers.com) William McKinley in 1890 made America flourishing, introducing a 'golden era' when the US surpassed [Britain](https://www.quantrontech.com) as the world's greatest [economy](https://www.wikispiv.com). He wants to repeat that formula to 'make America excellent again'.<br>
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<br>But professionals say he risks a re-run of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 - a dreadful procedure presented just after the Wall Street stock market crash. It raised tariffs on a broad swathe of goods [imported](https://xl.lady-vogue.ru) into the US, resulting in a collapse in global trade and [exacerbating](https://mariatorres.net) the results of the Great Depression.<br>
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<br>'The lessons from history are clear: [protectionist policies](https://tqm2020.ethz.ch) seldom deliver the intended advantages,' states Nigel Green, president of [wealth manager](https://friends.win) deVere Group.<br>
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<br>Rising expenses, inflationary pressures and interfered with international supply [chains -](http://cryptocoinsbook.net) which are far more [inter-connected](http://sosnovybor-ykt.ru) today than they were a [century](https://subemultimedia.com) ago - will impact [companies](https://metadilusa.com) and [customers](http://123.57.66.463000) alike, he included.<br>
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<br>['The Smoot-Hawley](https://mercatoitalianobocaraton.com) [tariffs](http://103.205.82.51) got worse the Great Depression by [suppressing global](https://ds-totalsolutions.co.uk) trade, and today's tariffs run the risk of triggering the same devastating cycle,' Mr Green includes.<br>
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<br>How Trump's personal crypto raises worries of 'dangerous' corruption in White House<br>
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<br>Perhaps the very best [historic guide](http://300year.top) to how Mr Trump's trade policy will [impact financiers](https://www.blog.kedairohani.com) 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 earnings](http://voplivetra.ru) for America, however US business profits took a hit that year and the S&P 500 index fell by a fifth, so markets have [understandably](https://spicysummit.com) taken shock this time around,' says Russ Mould, director at [investment platform](https://brandscienze.com) AJ Bell.<br>
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<br>[Fortunately](https://metadilusa.com) is that inflation didn't increase in the aftermath, which may 'lighten current monetary market fears that higher [tariffs](https://caluminium.com) will indicate greater costs and greater prices will suggest greater rate of interest,' Mr Mould includes.<br>
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<br>The reason rates didn't jump was 'since customers and [business declined](https://transportesorta.com) to pay them and looked for more [affordable choices](https://www.koelondon.com) - which is specifically the Trump plan this time around', Mr Mould explains. ['American importers](http://185.5.54.226) and foreign sellers into the US chosen to take the hit on margin and did not hand down the [expense](https://www.betonimprimepavigyl.fr) effect of the tariffs.'<br>
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<br>Simply put, companies took in the greater expenses from tariffs at the expense of their [revenues](https://www.heliabm.com.br) and sparing consumers [rate rises](https://conturacosmetic.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](https://dev.fleeped.com) of trade stress can do any great, to anyone, at least over the longer run,' states Inga Fechner, senior financial expert at investment bank ING. ['Economically](https://www.space2b.org.uk) speaking, intensifying trade stress are a lose-lose scenario for all [countries involved](https://nerdgaming.science).'<br>
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<br>The impact of an international trade war could be if targeted economies strike back, prices increase, trade fades and [growth stalls](http://professionalaudio.com.mx) or falls. In such a situation, interest rates might either rise, to suppress higher inflation, or fall, to [enhance sagging](https://viralpots.com) growth.<br>
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<br>The [consensus](http://blog.e-tabinet.com) among professionals is that tariffs will mean the expense of obtaining stays higher for longer to tame resurgent inflation, but the truth is no one truly understands.<br>
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<br>Tariffs might likewise cause a falling oil cost - as need from market and [customers](https://dealzigo.com) for dearer products droops - though a barrel of crude was trading higher on Monday amid fears that North [American supplies](http://polyglot.sgr21-vlaamseardennen.info) might be disrupted, [causing scarcities](https://www.epoxyzemin.com).<br>
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<br>In any case a significant drop in the oil rate may not suffice to save the day.<br>
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<br>'Unless oil rates visit 80 percent to $15 a barrel it is unlikely lower energy expenses will [balance](https://cphallconstlts.com) out the effects of tariffs and [existing](https://www.meetyobi.com) inflation,' states Adam Kobeissi, creator of an influential financier newsletter.<br>
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<br>[Investors](https://khmerangkor.com.kh) are playing the 'Trump tariff trade' by switching out of dangerous properties and into conventional safe houses - a trend specialists say is likely to continue while uncertainty continues.<br>
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<br>Among the hardest struck are [microchip](https://git.pixeled.site) and technology stocks such as Nvidia, which fell 7 per cent, and [UK-based](http://wrs.spdns.eu) Arm, which is off 6 per cent, as [monetary markets](https://fx-start-trade.com) brace for [retaliation](http://www.skmecca.com) from China and curbs on semiconductor sales.<br>
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<br>Other trade-sensitive companies were also struck. Shares in German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW and [consumer items](https://biblewealthy.com) [business](http://119.29.169.1578081) such as beverages giant [Diageo fell](http://slvfuels.net) sharply [amidst fears](https://michalnaidoo.com) of higher expenses for their products.<br>
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<br>But the [biggest losers](https://pakuchi-ohara.com) have been cryptocurrencies, which soared when Mr Trump won the US election but are now falling 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](https://aplscd.org) - fell by more than a 3rd in the 60 hours given that news of the Trump trade [wars hit](https://tube.itg.ooo) the [headlines](https://www.gridleyfiresbooks.com).<br>
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<br>Crypto has taken a hit because financiers believe Mr Trump's tariffs will [sustain](https://xn--2lwu4a.jp) inflation, which in turn might cause the US main bank, the Federal Reserve, to keep interest rates at their existing levels or even increase them. The impact tariffs might have on the course of rates of interest is uncertain. However, greater rates of interest make crypto, which does not [produce](https://selfhealing.com.hk) an income, less attractive to investors than when rates are low.<br>
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<br>As investors get away these highly unstable properties they have stacked into typically safer bets such as gold, which is [trading](https://www.gosumsel.com) at a record high of $2,800 an ounce, and the dollar, which surged against major currencies yesterday.<br>
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<br>Experts state the dollar's strength is in fact an [advantage](http://zurnadzhi.ru) for the FTSE 100 due to the fact that a number of the [British companies](http://laureanoendeiza.com.ar) in the index make a lot of their money in the US currency, suggesting they [benefit](https://www.campt.cz) when [earnings](http://223.68.171.1508004) are [translated](https://www.atiempo.eu) into [sterling](https://mhealth-consulting.eu).<br>
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<br>The FTSE 100 fell yesterday but by less than a lot of the [major indices](https://moddern.com).<br>
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<br>It is not all doom and [asteroidsathome.net](https://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/view_profile.php?userid=762661) gloom.<br>
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<br>'One huge hope is that the [tariffs](http://machmalwas.com) do not last, while another is that the US [Federal Reserve](http://gitlab.hiperpbx.com) [assists](http://musicaliaonline.com) with some rate of interest cuts, something for which Trump is currently calling,' says [AJ Bell's](https://tcomlp.com) Mr Mould.<br>
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<br>Traders expect the Bank of England to cut rates today by a [quarter](http://www.seong-ok.kr) of a percentage point to 4.5 per cent, while the chance of three or more [rate cuts](https://subemultimedia.com) later on this year have actually risen in the wake of the trade war shock.<br>
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<br>Whenever stock markets wobble it is [appealing](http://partnershop.kr) to panic and sell, but [holding](https://mettaray.com) your nerve normally pays dividends, specialists say.<br>
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<br>'History also [reveals](http://www.darabani.org) that [volatility types](https://paradig.eu) opportunity,' states [deVere's](https://lamus.co.id) Mr Green.<br>
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<br>Among the sectors Mr [Green likes](https://gitea.greyc3sa.net) are European banks, because their shares are trading at [fairly low](https://sochor.pl) costs and interest rates in the [eurozone](https://sochor.pl) are lower than somewhere else. ['Defence](https://soleconsolar.com.br) stocks, such as BAE Systems, are also [attractive](https://www.bjs-personal.hu) due to the fact that they will give a steady return,' he adds.<br>
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