Frankfurt, March 15 -- A trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump would harm the global economy, including that of the country imposing the measures, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde warned on Friday.
"If we were to go to a real trade war, where trade would be dampened significantly, that would have severe consequences" for growth and prices around the world, "particularly in the United States," ECB President Christine Lagarde told the BBC in an interview released on Friday.
She expressed concern over Trump's decisions and counter-decisions, describing them as "a cause for concern and a reason for us to be extremely vigilant." She added that this has created "a level of uncertainty we have not seen for a...