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Upcoming reports to show initial fallout from Trump tariffs

The Straits Times

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April 22, 2025

Three weeks after US President Donald Trump effectively declared a trade war with the whole world, new economic forecasts and surveys will point to the initial fallout.

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A few blocks from the White House, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to lower its outlook for economic growth in new projections to be released on April 22.

On April 23, purchasing managers' indexes from Japan to Europe to the US will offer the first coordinated glimpse of manufacturing and services activity since Mr. Trump's tariffs – now partly on hold – were unleashed on April 2.

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