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June 3, 2019

Chart of the Week: Fathom’s CEI reflects US–China trade tensions

by Fathom Consulting.

Fathom’s proprietary China Exposure Index (CEI) measures the performance of US-listed firms that do business in China, relative to that of their peers. It has fallen sharply amid escalating trade tensions between the US and China. Hopes of a breakthrough in the long-running trade dispute had pushed the index to an eight-month high on 17 April before talks stalled and a new round of tit-for-tat measures was imposed. Firms in the CEI derive between 15% and 85% of their revenues from China, which are now worth less in US dollars given the recent weakening of the renminbi. The earnings of these firms are also vulnerable to sanctions, tariffs and a general slowdown in Chinese economic activity — on balance, they have now underperformed their US-listed peers since the election of Donald Trump in 2016

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