Measured Trade Policy Uncertainty Spikes

Menzie Chinn
By Menzie Chinn of Econbrowser.com
Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin •

Updated through May 30, the Baker, Bloom & Davis Economic Policy Uncertainty Index highlights recent market sentiment and macroeconomic trends.

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Graph for data through 5/30 for Baker, Bloom and Davis index.

Figure 1: EPU-trade category (blue, left scale), and Trade Policy Uncertainty index (red, right scale). Source: Baker, Bloom & Davis policyuncertainty.com, and Caldara et al. TPUD.

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