The US-China trade tensions were the talk of the town in 2019. In January, phase 1 of the trade deal was signed. This was a positive move for the world economy but was short-lived, as soon after that, the pandemic was announced. And since then, coronavirus fears have dominated the headlines left, right and centre. With escalating fears of a global recession/depression and unprecedented job losses everywhere in the world.
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