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Has the Trump tariff war started a world wide economic slowdown?

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Many economists are predicting a world wide slowdown. China is already having slower growth as is many of the European countries. Trump, when he started his war said he could hurt the Chinese economy with his tariff war and that would bring them to the table. Trump also started wars with many other countries at the same time and all seem to be slowing down, but that includes our own country. Today the stock market fell by over 600 points due to lowered expectations by Apple. The statement by the Apple CEO was that sales of the Iphone, there biggest selling product had been below expectations due mainly to a drop off in sales to China. The experts say this is due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy. So is Trump's tariff war not only slowing down many of the world's economies, but our economy as well?
 
Many economists are predicting a world wide slowdown. China is already having slower growth as is many of the European countries. Trump, when he started his war said he could hurt the Chinese economy with his tariff war and that would bring them to the table. Trump also started wars with many other countries at the same time and all seem to be slowing down, but that includes our own country. Today the stock market fell by over 600 points due to lowered expectations by Apple. The statement by the Apple CEO was that sales of the Iphone, there biggest selling product had been below expectations due mainly to a drop off in sales to China. The experts say this is due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy. So is Trump's tariff war not only slowing down many of the world's economies, but our economy as well?
Yes

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Whether it started the slowdown or not, it is a factor.
 
It's surely not helping. And to be honest, this is what would be expected to occur with a trade war between the world's two super-economies.
 
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