A US-China trade war would send 'hot commodities' through the roof

Reuters/Carlos Barria Headlines like this one from theFinancial Timesa few weeks ago tend to focus the attention… Itreads, “Trump set to launch first major trade action targeted at China.” This was the first shot in what will likely be trade war with the world’s second-largest economy – which also happens to be a crucial party tode-escalating tensions with North Korea. Getting into a trade tussle with China is a Trump campaign promise that’s relatively easy to keep, as it doesn’t r...