Everyone in the global financial markets is focused on the potential effects that might continue to develop from President Trump's recent trade tariffs in the United States, affecting stocks in every other country and sector. With this in mind, there are two likely scenarios that retail investors need to consider when strategizing their portfolios' future.
The first is a challenging trade environment that will be sustained in the coming years, slowing global GDP growth and economic activity as well. That is not likely to play out, as the world economy would have to be cut significantly to de-globalize effectively. The other, more likely scenario is that a deal is struck with the United States and its trading partners soon, leaving most (if not all) of these fears in the past moving forward.
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