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Federal Budget 2018: US trade agenda a threat, says Treasury

Geoff Winestock
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It does not name him but Donald Trump's protectionist trade agenda casts a shadow on the budget's forecasts.

Treasury notes that the recent tariff announcements in the US and "fears that they may escalate" are the big uncertainties in a generally positive global outlook.

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