# In a Q&A interview, Professor Robert Engle discusses global trade and volatility

1 Faculty News August 23, 2018 ![La Republica logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/larepublica192x144.jpg?itok=1XfPhSUc)>

Excerpt from [La República](https://www.larepublica.co/finanzas/los-bancos-de-colombia-resistirian-crisis-global-robert-f-engle-nobel-de-economia-2762400) -- "The end of the volatility low in February 2018 was mainly due to the increase in interest rates in the US. but this effect would not have produced a prolonged period of high volatility, which is why I believe that Trump's trade policies have been an important cause."

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