Onward, a Fundrise Production - 45: How tariffs will impact the economy, with Anna Wong, Chief US Economist at Bloomberg
发布时间:2025-04-07 20:32:55
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彭博经济首席美国经济学家安娜·王(Anna Wong)对特朗普政府提出的关税可能造成的经济影响进行了详细分析,并进行了一项情景规划,探讨了乐观、悲观和意外的结果。播客首先讨论了安娜的背景和经历,包括她在白宫和美联储的工作经历。
在“好的情景”中,王解释了特朗普的观点:他认为现有的贸易安排对美国不利,并旨在振兴国内制造业,确保供应链的韧性,并通过关税创造收入。这个情景的一个关键要素是鼓励外国公司投资于美国制造业,台积电与英特尔的合资企业就是一个例子。特朗普可能会随着时间的推移,通过谈判降低许多关税,以换取更多对美国制造业能力的投资。她还提到确保稀土矿物对于未来在人工智能领域的霸主地位的重要性。她认为对美国友好且贸易逆差不大的国家可能会期望看到较低的关税。
乐观观点的另一个关键方面涉及美国国债收益率,特朗普政府的目标是降低国债收益率。这可以降低现有债务的再融资成本,并有可能缓解迫在眉睫的主权债务危机。理想的结果是温和的衰退、稳定的增长、低失业率、较低的收益率和可控的通货膨胀。特朗普可以利用关税收入来资助减税,从而创造积极的情绪提振。与中国成功的合作包括减少关税,同时促进投资。用MGI来形容,就像苹果公司投资在美国建立工厂一样。
王随后转向“坏的情景”,在这种情景下,经济模型预测GDP会显著下降,通货膨胀会上升,从而导致滞胀。如果通货膨胀达到促使美联储在就业疲软的情况下提高利率的水平,将会加剧经济衰退,有可能导致深度衰退,既没有“特朗普救市”也没有“美联储救市”来支持经济。一个结构性问题是,高贸易壁垒导致制造业效率低下和成本上升,从而降低了GDP的增长。如果各国建立自己的经济区域,国际竞争可能会恶化。
更糟糕的情况是,中国对台湾采取激进行动,美国对伊朗采取激进行动。这可能导致台湾发生战争,这相当于 70 年代后期的石油冲击。
转到“意外情景”时,王设想了可能涉及中国(台湾)和美国(伊朗)的军事冲突,导致严重的供应链中断,尤其是在半导体领域,从而引发滞胀。这种情况引发了人们对美元作为储备货币可能丧失的担忧。
王随后概述了她的基线情景,即关税峰值达到29%,然后稳定在15%左右。这会产生大量收入,但由于信贷评分下降等因素,经济增长放缓。股市因关税相关的利润率压缩而受到打击,到今年年底失业率上升至4.8%,到2026年春季可能达到5%。然而,通货膨胀逐渐正常化,导致美联储在2026年更积极地降息。
她指出了可能改变她的基线预测的因素。一个重要的变量是美联储是否真正采取鸽派立场并降息,从而有可能减轻关税的负面影响。一个令人担忧的问题是美联储内部可能存在群体思维,受到政治偏见的影响,从而影响政策决策。
在谈到中国的作用时,王预计由于关税,美国从中国的进口将大幅减少。中国需要寻找其他需求来源,要么来自其他国家,要么通过国内刺激措施。在最坏的情况下,经济绝望可能会导致民族主义情绪抬头。
Anna Wong, Chief U.S. Economist at Bloomberg Economics, provides a detailed analysis of the potential economic impacts of the Trump administration's proposed tariffs, engaging in a scenario planning exercise that explores optimistic, pessimistic, and surprise outcomes. The podcast begins with a discussion of Anna's background and experience, including time in the White House and Federal Reserve.
In a "good scenario," Wong explains Trump's perspective: he views existing trade arrangements as disadvantaging the U.S. and aims to revitalize domestic manufacturing, secure supply chain resilience, and generate revenue through tariffs. A key element of this scenario is encouraging foreign companies to invest in U.S. manufacturing, exemplified by TSMC's joint venture with Intel. Trump might negotiate down many of these tariffs over time in exchange for more investment in the US's manufacturing capability. She also mentions the importance of securing rare minerals for future dominance in AI. She believes countries friendly towards the US and not big trade deficit culprits might expect to see lower tariffs.
Another crucial aspect of the optimistic view involves the U.S. Treasury yields, with the Trump administration aiming to lower them. This could reduce the cost of refinancing existing debt and potentially mitigate a looming sovereign debt crisis. The ideal outcome would be a mild recession, stable growth, low unemployment, lower yields, and controlled inflation. Trump could then utilize tariff revenues to fund tax cuts, creating a positive sentiment boost. A successful outcome with China involves reducing tariffs while fostering investment. An MGI, it would look like Apple investing to create factories in the US.
Wong then pivots to a "bad scenario" where economic models predict significant GDP loss and higher inflation, resulting in stagflation. If inflation reaches levels prompting the Fed to raise rates despite weakening employment, it would exacerbate the downturn, potentially leading to a deep recession with neither a Trump put nor a Fed put to support the economy. A structural issue is that high trade barriers cause manufacturing inefficiency and higher costs, this lowers the GDP growth. International competition could worsen if countries establish their own economic regions.
An even worse case would be China taking aggressive action towards Taiwan and the US taking aggressive action toward Iran. Leading to potentially a war in Taiwan, which would be comparable to the oil shock in the late 70s.
Shifting to a "surprise scenario," Wong envisions a potential for military conflicts involving China (Taiwan) and the U.S. (Iran), leading to severe supply chain disruptions, particularly in semiconductors, triggering stagflation. This scenario raises concerns about the potential loss of the dollar as a reserve currency.
Wong then outlines her baseline scenario, where tariffs peak at 29% before settling around 15%. This generates substantial revenue, but economic growth slows due to factors like declining credit scores. The stock market takes a hit due to tariff-related margin compression, and unemployment rises to 4.8% by the end of the year, potentially reaching 5% by spring 2026. However, inflation gradually normalizes, leading to more aggressive Fed rate cuts in 2026.
She identifies factors that could alter her baseline forecast. A significant variable is whether the Fed genuinely embraces a dovish stance and cuts rates, potentially mitigating the negative impact of the tariffs. A concern is the potential for groupthink within the Fed, influenced by political biases, to impact policy decisions.
Addressing China's role, Wong anticipates a significant decrease in U.S. imports from China due to the tariffs. China would need to find alternative sources of demand, either from other countries or through domestic stimulus measures. In a worst-case scenario, economic desperation could lead to increased nationalism.