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"It was more than being allergic - you were going into a no-win scenario," a former No 10 official recalls.

“There’s a big litigation storm coming in almost any scenario.”

The de-escalation appeared to be more a win for China than for the U.S., but also took a worst-case scenario off the table for markets.

Komasa knows authoritarianism in its most flagrant, brutal forms, but his new film “Anniversary” imagines a scenario in which fascism doesn’t stomp in, jackbooted, but creeps, pretty and ladylike, on kitten-heeled feet.

Advisers often use financial-planning software to map out scenarios that include currency swings, taxes and investment options.