2036 GMT - If U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico were to remain in place indefinitely, they would represent an enormous negative shock for the Canadian and Mexican economies, ANZ says. The tariffs will also be inflationary in the U.S, impacting more than 40% of U.S. imports and close to 5% of GDP, lifting the effective average tariff rate from around 3% to nearly 11%, it adds. ANZ adds that, using Federal Reserve model parameters, the tariffs could knock 1.2% off U.S. GDP and add 0.7% to PCE inflation, assuming retaliation of equivalent magnitude. With such enormous uncertainty about the likely duration of the tariffs, the response, and the growth and inflation impacts, the only thing that seems certain over the week ahead is market volatility in bonds, FX and equities, ANZ adds. (james.glynn@wsj.com; @JamesGlynnWSJ)
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February 02, 2025 15:36 ET (20:36 GMT)
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