Original article by David Rogers
The Australian – Page: 27 : 19-Jul-18

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has signalled that the central bank will retain its stated policy of increasing interest rates gradually, at least for now. The potential for a full-blown trade war with China appears to be the main reason for Powell’s caveat of "for now". Meanwhile, UBS forecasts that the Reserve Bank of Australia would most likely delay tightening monetary policy until beyond 2020 in the event of a full trade war.

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