Fear of a tariff ‘Trumpcession’ puts pressure on B... The Guardian

Fear of a tariff ‘Trumpcession’ puts pressure on Bank and Fed over interest rates

Source: The Guardian | Published: March 16, 2025, 8:00 a.m.

A trade war could push up inflation when both the UK and US economies really need cheaper borrowing. So what’s a central bank to do?

Monetary policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic will be considering how seriously to take Donald Trump’s threats of an all-out trade war as they give their verdict on the path of interest rates this week.

The Federal Reserve, the US ­central bank, will examine the prospect of a “Trumpcession” brought on by tariffs that send import costs rocketing and convince consumers, already shellshocked from the cost of living crisis, to stop spending.

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