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August 19, 2019 Top Stories No comments Views: 50

Trump’s Trade Policies Spark Recession Fears

Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The economy should remain in the positive for at least 2019, economists say.

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Last Wednesday, the Dow closed down an even 800 points, a full 3% - a session-low (be thankful the bell on the balcony at Broad and Wall rang at 4 p.m.; the rout could have been worse) and the largest point drop of the year.

The selloff was total, all 30 stocks in the industrial average were down and the others indices were red as well.

And just as the White House gets to gloat when the numbers are good, they get the brickbats on the downside.

The proximate cause seems a bond-market phenomenon called an "inverted yield curve" impacting 10-year Treasury notes - historically a reliable predictor of recessions.

Well, this market rout is almost inarguably sparked by the Trump administration's disastrous trade policies. On Tuesday, even Trump himself indicated he recognized the damage, postponing planned tariffs on $300 billion worth of China products until Dec. 15, thus reducing their impact on American consumers during the critical post-Thanksgiving shopping season.

And yet, in typical Trump fashion, he blames market chaos, not on his trade decisions, but on the Federal Reserve's having slightly raised interest rates during the booming economy (as it should have) and its hesitancy to cut sooner (the Fed eventually cut the prime interest rate earlier this month, in the face of trade fears).

The business cycle has ups and downs and can't be controlled. Self-inflicted wounds are another matter. Recall that in March 2018, Trump boasted, "Trade wars are good, and easy to win," cheering tariffs against China. Seventeen months later, those words ring truly hollow, as the American economy may be the biggest loser in this war.

- New York Daily News

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