Need to Facilitate Trade Relations

What is it about?

Despite current financial market turmoils and global market volatility, it does appear that the Trump administration will find a common ground with major trading partners and eventually reach a consensus which may even align itself with the expectations of a majority (including an unexpected majority). So far, the administration, despite difficult and challenging times (including government shut-downs, and threats of impeachment proceeding), has managed to weather many storms. Everything however - also boils down to the state of the economy - on a short term - and even more importantly, a longer term basis.

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Why is it important?

This is important for many reasons as follows: The current ongoing trade wars are not only impacting levels of uncertainty in the global financial markets; but also monetary policy stances; It is also impacting possible consideration of further accomodative policies and tools - including macro prudential tools; Repercussions of interest rate adjustments in other jurisdictions; as well as Fears of retaliatory responses – as previously highlighted, the use of currency devaluations

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