Ready for Resilience: Navigating The New Tariff Landscape and its Economic Impact

In this report by Criticaleye Partner Accenture, the evolving global trade landscape is examined in the wake of sweeping U.S. tariffs. Macroeconomic impacts are analysed, and four essential capabilities for building enterprise resilience are explored — showing how organisations can navigate disruption, protect performance and turn uncertainty into long-term competitive advantage.

Key takeaways include:

• Tariff volatility is reshaping global trade, with U.S. effective tariff rates reaching their highest level in over a century
• Macroeconomic uncertainty is rising, increasing recession risks and cost pressures for businesses and households alike
• Three potential tariff scenarios — from pragmatic de-escalation to disorderly escalation — present widely different risks and outcomes
• Enterprise resilience depends on four core capabilities: operational agility, commercial adaptability, workforce empowerment and technology strength