Trump could end global trade and force choice between US and China, says economist
by Gabrielle Chan from on (#2EWK2)
Michael Every, an English economist based in Hong Kong, to tell conference world could be split into trading blocs based around currencies
The presidency of Donald Trump could mark the breakdown of global trade and the division of the world into trading blocs based around currencies - forcing Australia to choose between the United States and China.
That is the scenario that will be painted by Michael Every, head of financial markets Asia Pacific for Rabobank at the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (Abares) Outlook conference on Tuesday.
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