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U.S.-China Trade Tensions Increase Chance Of Recession

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According to a poll of economist done by Reuters over the last month, most believe the U.S.-China trade war has boosted the risk of a U.S. recession of happening in the next two years at 40%. U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed the ongoing trade war with China as a “little squabble,” but there are clear signs of the conflict already having an impact on the economy, and the stock market has become jittery again.

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