An employee monitors a weaving machine at a textile factory in Shangqiu in China’s central Henan province in September 2018. The trade war has taken a toll on global export growth. Photo: AFP An employee monitors a weaving machine at a textile factory in Shangqiu in China’s central Henan province in September 2018. The trade war has taken a toll on global export growth. Photo: AFP
An employee monitors a weaving machine at a textile factory in Shangqiu in China’s central Henan province in September 2018. The trade war has taken a toll on global export growth. Photo: AFP
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Macroscope by David Brown

Trade war deal or no deal, the damage to the world economy has been done. Central banks must act soon

  • The trade war has taken its toll on export-led nations, such as Germany, Japan and China. With indications that even the US economy is losing steam, it’s time for central banks to pick up the slack

David Brown
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Updated: 10:27pm, 25 Feb, 2019

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An employee monitors a weaving machine at a textile factory in Shangqiu in China’s central Henan province in September 2018. The trade war has taken a toll on global export growth. Photo: AFP An employee monitors a weaving machine at a textile factory in Shangqiu in China’s central Henan province in September 2018. The trade war has taken a toll on global export growth. Photo: AFP
An employee monitors a weaving machine at a textile factory in Shangqiu in China’s central Henan province in September 2018. The trade war has taken a toll on global export growth. Photo: AFP
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David Brown

David Brown

David Brown is the chief executive of New View Economics. Over a career spanning four decades in London, David held roles as chief economist in a number of international investment banks.