Fitch Ratings has downgraded its 2025 global growth forecast by 0.4 percentage points amid escalating US-China tariffs, predicting world growth below 2 per cent.
The US effective tariff rate has surged to 23 per cent, its highest since 1909, with inflation forecast above 4 per cent.
As growth in China and the eurozone slows, Fitch anticipates deeper rate cuts globally, aided by lower oil prices.