Ireland can benefit from escalating global trade spats
The visit of US President Donald Trump to Shannon last week may have improved his chances of re-election next year, as he and his sons made the most of the welcome in Doonbeg to flaunt the Irish connection and appeal to the 30 million Irish-Americans back home.
An exit from the White House after one term could see the global economy bounce back, with the prospect that any new US President would rapidly cancel all the Trump-imposed tariff barriers.
