Then any precipitating factor undermining the trade can lead to profit taking at the margin.
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Imposing an across-the-board tariff for the direct purpose of stifling trade would lead to a WTO-sanctioned retaliation where other countries start slapping tariffs on our exports.
Putting trade restrictions on carbon-intensive imports would lead to trade wars that would prove counterproductive to economic growth and the environment itself.
The OECD argues that the cost of new border restrictions could increase the cost of foreign trade by around 1% to 3%, and could lead to a reduction in trade flows by several times as much - by between 3% and 9% - more than counterbalancing the savings made by tariff cuts in the last round of trade talks.
That could lead to quiet trade, but with less participation, markets could be vulnerable to exaggerated price movements.
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But already businessmen in Hong Kong are warning that the passage of the trade bill won't lead to overnight changes.
Protectionism is inefficient, subject to public choice problems, and likely to lead to our trade partners to engage in retaliatory protectionism.
Trade unions believe that will lead to growing inequality as salaries in some parts of the country are frozen while others get pay rises.
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The agreement contains a human rights clause, meaning that any abuse of human rights by Peru and Colombia could lead to the trade liberalisation being invalidated.
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Industry leaders and labor groups want politicians to support policies that protect domestic export-driven businesses, and pundits point out that imports lead to trade deficits.
But the verdict will boost a related claim filed by VirnetX with the US's International Trade Commission which could theoretically lead to a sales ban on Apple products that infringe its technology.
We have undertaken a thorough study and we have concluded that a change in the current trade mark rules would not lead to a significant fall in consumer prices in the short term.
The trade agreement - which will lead to a gradual removal of customs duties on exports and imports - was signed earlier this year but needs to be ratified by the European Parliament before it can take effect.
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Just as higher tariffs lead to less international trade, higher marginal tax rates would reduce the level of domestic trade, or GDP.
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This major reversal puts Chevron squarely in the lead of the American Trade Consortium as the 'cash cow' on which the other ventures depend for profit repatriation.
In 1993-94 Mr Clinton offered a strong lead, pushing free trade, a deficit-fixing bill and health reform: his reward was to see his fellow Democrats clobbered in the 1994 elections.
But a trade union claimed that the decision would lead to 36 compulsory redundancies.
He worries that Peru's recently approved free-trade agreement with the United States will lead to a flood of subsidised imports.
It is true that freeing the clove trade and similar reforms would not necessarily lead to an immediate bounce in the rupiah.
All of this could lead to some form of trade war between the developed and emerging economies, most likely through increased protectionist measures.
Talks are due next month in Belgrade which are expected to lead to agreeements on free trade, investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation.
"We should avoid any excuse that might lead to the revitalization of trade protectionism, " said Su Ning of the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank.
Mr Hancock said the government was "reforming apprenticeships, introducing traineeships and overhauling the system to recognise only high quality vocational courses that lead directly to a skilled trade or profession".
There is some risk that further downward revisions in global growth could lead to them continuing to trade as higher-risk plays rather than reflecting the superior structural features of their economies.
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It also commits us to finding ways to eliminate regulatory barriers to cross-border trade and travel, because simpler rules lead to lower costs for business and consumers, and ultimately to more jobs.
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In addition the administration has tapped Boeing chief Jim McNerney and Xerox head Ursula Burns to lead an advisory council on international trade.
Such meetings - unless resolved - often lead straight on to the World Trade Organisation which is expected to be asked to rule on the issue.
Moreover, abandoning the gold standard in favor of free floating currencies was supposed to eliminate currency crises and lead to an automatic adjustment in trade imbalances.
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Earlier Mr Blair told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he would not be drawn into a trade war with France, saying it would lead to thousands of British workers being laid off.
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