Possible trade war 'not winnable' for U.S. - Fed's Dudley

Reuters  |  NEW YORK 

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is "very much focused" on possible threats to U.S.-trade that could hurt the U.S. economic outlook, Fed said on Wednesday, adding a trade war "is not a winnable proposition."

The is pursuing potential tariffs, negotiations and other restrictions to try and cut a massive trade deficit with "A tariff war would be a terrible, terrible outcome," said when asked at "I would not look at trade wars as something that we can win."

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First Published: Thu, April 19 2018. 05:37 IST