Trade war effects the equation for the global market:-
Central banks across the globe have been moving almost in synchronized steps since 2017. One common feature of their unconventional policies was a large expansion of balance sheets and defined inflation target, although they have adopted a variety of approaches.
Meanwhile, the recent trade spat has dented the confidence of the ECB, which otherwise has a rosy outlook for the euro area on the back of rising investments, falling debt levels of private sector and capital ratios of healthy banks.
A vicious sell-off was also observed in major Asian stock markets since early morning today, with Japan’s Nikkei down 225 points, or 3.5% at 20,827.92, South Korea’s Kospi tumbled 2.3% to 2,438.03, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 3.2% to 30,090.32 and China’s Shanghai Composite sank 2.7% to 3,169.19 while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 skidded 1.9% to 5,824.50.
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| Capitalstars financial research pvt. ltd. |
A vicious sell-off was also observed in major Asian stock markets since early morning today, with Japan’s Nikkei down 225 points, or 3.5% at 20,827.92, South Korea’s Kospi tumbled 2.3% to 2,438.03, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 3.2% to 30,090.32 and China’s Shanghai Composite sank 2.7% to 3,169.19 while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 skidded 1.9% to 5,824.50.
With strong growth signs visible in the global economy, major central banks have moved slowly to reduce stimulus, as inflation remains below their targets. Changes in interest rate targets have been made so far in response to various market indicators to forecast economic trends.
David Hensley of JP Morgan says that steps taken by Trump administration still appear to imply relatively minor macroeconomic consequences absent a significant further escalation. However, the expert noted that if Trump follows up with more aggressive measures, then those incremental steps will have repercussions. In his interview to CNBC TV18, David Hensley said that the current step of levying tariffs on imports represents 10% of total imports will have minor consequence.
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