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In a report from the German non-ferrous metal association, reference is made to a long-term trend towards protectionist measures of resource-rich countries. Since 2008, the number of measures has increased from 100 to 858 in Jan 2017 (hence largely before President Trump's inauguration). Easing on trade appears not to be in sight.

There has been lots of talk lately of "deglobalization"...especially since Gordon Brown (Prime Minister of the UK) mentioned these words at Davos, a little over a week ago. But what does it mean? Are we really de-globalizing? In this article, I will argue that while the treats of protectionism are real...it's still a bit too soon to call "deglobalization" a trend (no matter how good this may sound in headlines).