Extraordinary uncertainty? Or run-of-the-mill uncertainty?

Amy Scott Mar 7, 2019
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic summit at the Capella hotel on Sentosa Island on June 12 in Singapore. Handout/Getty Images

Extraordinary uncertainty? Or run-of-the-mill uncertainty?

Amy Scott Mar 7, 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic summit at the Capella hotel on Sentosa Island on June 12 in Singapore. Handout/Getty Images
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Uncertainty. It’s a word you hear a lot these days. Brexit, trade policy, relations with North Korea — all up in the air and all casting a cloud over the global economy. But is this moment of uncertainty any different than times past?

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