The ‘Nixon shock’ might help us make sense of the Trump one

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The author is vice-chair at Oliver Wyman and former global head of banks and diversified financials research at Morgan Stanley

What will the longer-term financial consequences of Trump’s tariffs be? We may be in a 90-day pause but the question remains urgent. A look back at Richard Nixon’s experience in 1971 could help investors understand what might happen…