London — Boris Johnson’s threat to walk away from the EU without a trade deal is leaving most economists and traders unruffled for now.

After years of negotiations punctuated by ultimatums and standoffs before the UK finally left the bloc in January, many analysts are yet to be convinced by the prime minister’s latest threat to tear up parts of the divorce agreement he signed only a year ago — and abandon talks...

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