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Slowdown in positive data to test market's faith in reflation trade, say strategists

New York

INVESTORS who were betting on US reflation but are now worried about President Donald Trump's ability to push through his pro-growth agenda may be in for an unwanted economic surprise: a lack of them.

A growing chorus of strategists are warning that the jolts of economic growth that have helped power stocks over the past six months may no longer serve as a tailwind for risk-taking, while headline global inflation looks close to peaking.

A lack of positive economic surprises and waning price increases may combine to test the market's faith in the reflation trade at a time when the Trump administration's failure to push through healthcare reform has already sown doubts.

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