5 in 5 with ANZ
5 in 5 with ANZ
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Wednesday: Bessent sees China 'de-escalation'
9 minutes Posted Apr 22, 2025 at 7:55 pm.
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US stocks rally as the US Treasury Secretary says the US-China trade conflict is unsustainable and is likely to ‘de-escalate’ soon. But surveys show weaker US economic activity in April due to tariff uncertainty. Also: gold backs off a new high.
In our bonus Deep Dive interview, as ANZ Research downgrades its Asia-ex China growth forecasts, ANZ Chief Economist for Southeast Asia and India Sanjay Mathur analyses how policymakers might respond to the tariff shock.
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