US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Anthony Rowley
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Macroscope by Anthony Rowley

A ‘phase one’ US-China trade deal will do little to bolster confidence shattered by deglobalisation

  • US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently suggested that an initial trade deal will go a long way towards resolving global uncertainty. To the contrary, it will take much more to reverse the effects of deglobalisation accelerated by the Trump administration

Anthony Rowley
Anthony Rowley

Updated: 3:07am, 11 Nov, 2019

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US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters
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Anthony Rowley

Anthony Rowley

Anthony Rowley is a veteran journalist specialising in Asian economic and financial affairs. He was formerly Business Editor and International Finance Editor of the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review and worked earlier on The Times newspaper in London