Chart 12 Evolution of the number of newly implemented trade policy measures (number of trade interventions)  Source: Global Trade Alert.Note: Data adjusted for reporting lags.Latest observation: 2018. Recent trade tensions and existing and prospective threats (including the risk of a hard Brexit) have the potential to disrupt prices and activity globally.
*  *  *  Is the euro area now definitely out of recession? If so, will the expected recovery be sufficiently strong to create jobs? Jean-Claude Trichet: The second quarter of this year saw the end of the period of free fall in terms of growth.