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President-elect Donald Trump won a resounding victory last week on a protectionist economic platform, vowing to impose a 60 per cent tariff on all imports from China and levies of up to 20 per cent on goods from the rest of the world.
Various economists have warned that the economic direction of travel under Trump will imperil global prosperity and could exacerbate inflation. But his win has excited Wall Street, with stocks rallying on the back of a so-called “Trump trade”. Bond investors have responded much more cautiously.
Governments and world leaders have since been racing to ingratiate themselves with the Republicans in an attempt to avoid the sharp end of Trump’s trade agenda. Many analysts have interpreted vice-president Kamala Harris’s defeat as a wholesale rejection of Bidenomics, and policymakers are wondering what’s next for the global economy and financial markets under the next US president.
The FT’s Alan Beattie, writer of the Trade Secrets newsletter and column, alongside US financial editor Brooke Masters and EU correspondent Andy Bounds will answer your queries live on how a Trump administration will transform global trade and financial markets.
To take part, leave your question in the online comments below this story. You can also upvote comments you would most like the experts to tackle. They will respond to readers in the comment field from 3pm GMT/10am ET on Thursday November 14. To be notified when the Q&A goes live, add the event to your calendar here.
