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Tariffs deadline looms, Trump’s inflammatory tax bill and why deglobalisation isn't nigh

On the latest episode of The Weekly Briefing from Capital Economics, Group Chief Economist Neil Shearing joins David Wilder to unpack the key developments in global macro and markets, including:

What to expect as the ‘Liberation Day’ tariff pause approaches expiry

Whether the US and EU can strike a trade deal in time

Why China is central to the US–Vietnam trade agreement

What’s really troubling about the passage of Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill

What moves in gilt and sterling markets this week revealed about the UK Labour Party’s fiscal credibility

Also on the show, Senior Global…

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