Navigating Trade Tensions and Economic Impacts

The hard data continue to highlight strength but it increasingly looks like we are reaching peak front-loading. The survey data are falling faster and point to a material deceleration. Whether this turns to recession will depend on the degree to which the US backpedals its war on trade. Beyond any near-term outcome, the risk is that the dismantling of the global trading order will do permanent damage.

Speakers:

Bruce Kasman

Joseph Lupton

This podcast was recorded on 25 April 2025.

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