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‘Extreme’ Trump trade war would hit shares, growth and rates: RBA

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Internal analysis by the Reserve Bank of Australia has warned an “extreme” trade war between the United States and China would drive down the local sharemarket, push the dollar lower and potentially force the central bank to cut interest rates to prop up the economy,

The research, released to The Australian Financial Review under freedom of information laws, represents the most in-depth insight into the RBA’s view of the economic implications of last month’s US presidential election.

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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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