"Trade uncertainty" refers to the lack of predictability or instability in international trade. It typically arises when there are doubts or risks regarding the future trade agreements, policies, or tariffs between countries.
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Ahead of the announcement, governor Stephen Poloz was widely expected to hold off moving the rate because of weaker economic numbers in recent weeks and the
expanding trade uncertainty.
It's a timely read as we enter another year of
ongoing trade uncertainties, notes Vlad Bouchouev, an investment strategist within the BlackRock Investment Institute, who recommends this book.
They're all converging today at a Rhode Island convention centre where about three - dozen U.S. state governors are holding their annual summer meeting,
with trade uncertainty looming ahead.
Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Vietnam have also come to the conclusion that blending intra-regional and extra-regional trade partners is the ideal way to
weather trade uncertainty emanating from Washington.
This was the fallout the day after a surprise development when the president met senators from farm states being battered by poor commodity prices, tariff threats and
trade uncertainty and he instructed his adviser Larry Kudlow to, «Go get it done (on TPP).»
«In this kind of environment with geopolitical uncertainty and
trade uncertainty, you've got to be in gold,» Tice said.
Exports are also expected to take a hit from reduced investment and
trade uncertainties.
Away from
the trade uncertainty, prospects for the economy are brightening.
Trade uncertainty, rising interest rates and measures to cool the Toronto and Vancouver housing markets have also contributed to the slower Canadian growth projection, he said.
Trade uncertainty, federal - provincial clashes and the #MeToo era of governance are just some of the influences steering the path forward for Canadian business.