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How should central banks respond to US tariffs? The RBA provides some clues

  • Written by Stella Huangfu, Associate professor, University of Sydney
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With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the United States has signalled a return to aggressive tariff policies, upending economic forecasts around the world.

This leaves central banks with a tricky dilemma: how to respond when inflation and global growth are being shaped by political decisions rather than...

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