Article of our supporting member Metzler - Edgar Walk, Chief Economist Metzler Asset Management
Published on August 19, 2020 in market:update special August 2020, promotional material published by Metzler Asset Management GmbH
"World trade has been stalled since 2008, and with Donald Trump, the spectre of protectionism has returned. The mutual blockade of China and the USA has also led to the WTO being unable to act. According to Edgar Walk, Chief Economist Metzler Asset Management, there are only two scenarios for the further development of world trade. Which scenario occurs will depend to a large extent on the outcome of the US presidential elections in November. In this climate, Germany needs a Plan B and cannot rest on its laurels as the world export champion".
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