Australia welcomes US-China trade deal, despite possible costs
Australian farmers could be hit, but trade minister says phase one ‘truce’ is good for global confidence
US-China tensions could slow global economy, UN warns
Report says climate crisis, inequality and food insecurity were major concerns
Doubts linger over US-China trade deal, but Dow hits record high – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as experts express concerns over Donald Trump’s Phase One trade deal with China
‘Regret and unhappiness’: China offers muted response to US trade deal
State media plays down agreement, in contrast to Donald Trump’s assertion it is the ‘biggest deal anyone has ever seen’
US and China sign Phase One trade deal, but experts are sceptical – as it happened
US and China have signed a preliminary trade agreement that will see more American farm products and machinery sold to Chinese customers
Trump signs China trade pact and boasts of ‘the biggest deal ever seen’
President signs first phase of new agreement with China, hours after Democrats named team that will prosecute him in Senate
The Guardian view on Macron’s pensions retreat: one step forward, two steps back
Editorial: The French president must learn the lessons of the concession he has made on pension reform – or he risks the far right exploiting this battle at the next election
World Bank warns of global debt crisis amid borrowing buildup
Current debt wave is largest, fastest and most broad-based since 1970s, say economists
US trade deficit falls to three-year low in wake of China standoff
Fears grow that Donald Trump will now set his sights on the EU and the UK
IMF boss says raise taxes on the rich to tackle inequality
Kristalina Georgieva calls for rethink of economic policies to better help those left behind
Debt will kill the global economy. But it seems no one cares
Warnings from the IMF and World Bank have been dismissed. But even if they are wrong, a demographic crisis looms
Financial markets surge after £87bn Chinese cash increase
Record high on Wall Street and share rises in Europe following US-China trade deal progress
US election, Brexit and China to sway the markets in 2020
Investors expect a strong year but the presidential race and trade wars could spring nasty surprises
Donald Trump says he will sign first phase of US-China trade deal
Prospect of agreement lifts stock markets but experts question impact on long-running tensions
White House expecting agreement with China ‘within next week or so’
Trade adviser Peter Navarro suggests little more than translation of text is needed