'Keeping a cool head is more likely to be rewarded'

'Keep a cool head'

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The escalation and unintended consequences of US President Donald Trump's protectionist agenda has probably thrown the biggest spanner in the economic works in recent weeks, possibly overtaking the threat of monetary policy change as the number one near-term risk to the global economy and market stability.

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