Industry expects US tariffs to have adverse effect on scheme investments

PP survey finds 76% expect US government’s tariffs to have an adverse effect

Martin Richmond
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Industry expects US tariffs to have adverse effect on scheme investments

A majority of the pensions industry expects the tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump to have an adverse effect on their scheme’s investments, a Professional Pensions poll shows.

The results of last week's Pensions Buzz survey found just over three-quarters (76%) of respondents said the tariffs announced by Trump on 2 April, which consisted of a 10% minimum tariff on all im...

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