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Will the US-China trade war escalate after the initial truce period ending 24 February 2019?

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The community gave this a 25% chance, and it resolved No.

Forecast Timeline

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Opened:

Dec 8, 2018

Closes:

Feb 24, 2019

Resolved:

Feb 24, 2019

Spot Scoring Time:

Dec 10, 2018

Economy & Business

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