OECD Says Full Brunt of US Tariff Shock Yet to Come as Growth Holds Up
Global growth is holding up better than expected, but the full brunt of the U.S. import tariff shock is still to be felt as AI investment props up U.S. activity for now and fiscal support cushions China's slowdown, the OECD said on Tuesday.
In its latest Economic Outlook Interim Report, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said the full impact of U.S. tariff hikes was still unfolding, with firms so far absorbing much of the shock through narrower margins and inventory buffers.
Many firms stockpiled goods ahead of the Trump administration's tariff hikes, which lifted the effective U.S. rate on...
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