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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Heather Stewart Economics editor

Trump tariffs will send global trade into reverse this year, warns WTO

A ship unloads cargo containers at the Port of Los Angeles in California, US
The WTO says: ‘The outlook for global trade has deteriorated sharply due to a surge in tariffs and trade policy uncertainty.’ Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA

Donald Trump’s tariffs will send international trade into reverse this year, depressing global economic growth, the World Trade Organization has warned.

In its latest snapshot of the global trading system, the Geneva-based institution says it had previously expected goods trade to expand by a healthy 2.7% this year. As a result of Washington’s trade policy, it is now forecasting a 0.2% decline.

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