Europe can fight the ‘China shock’
But it requires Brussels to prioritise creative destruction over protectionism.
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🌍World Economy
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🏙️Local Economy
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- ▶Local shops that rely on imports might subtly reset their price tags.
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- ▶Fixed and variable borrowers alike may want to keep half an eye on this.
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- ▶The strain, if any, tends to show up gradually in everyday life.
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🏠Housing
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- ▶The property market tends to move slowly, so expect any change to take time.