US tariff hike against China: Intl responses

Andrew Fennell, director, sovereign ratings, Fitch Ratings

The increase to 25 percent on the $200 billion on its own wouldn't necessarily change our view on China's A+ sovereign rating, as policymakers should still be in a position to reach their 2019 growth target without the need to significantly step-up stimulus efforts.

Brian Coulton, chief economist, Fitch Ratings

Shock on this scale should be relatively easy to manage and offset through marginal additional policy easing. More recent data has also been slightly better than expected in March.