US, China trade war will push world towards recession, says Morgan Stanley

Reserve cut US interest rates back to zero within a year if the world economy heads to recession, says Morgan Stanley.

A collapse of US-China trade talks and hike in tariffs on Chinese goods would push the world economy towards recession and see the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates back to zero within a year, analysts at Morgan Stanley said on Monday.

While a temporary escalation of trade tensions could be navigated without much damage at all, a lasting breakdown would inflict serious pain.

"If talks stall, no deal is agreed upon and the U.S. imposes 25% tariffs on the remaining US$300 billion of imports from China, we see the global economy heading towards recession," the bank's analysts said in