Hong Kong recession to continue; European markets drop — as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

How financial markets turned upside down in 2019

Weak data used to send stocks down but the promise of never-ending cheap money from central banks means the only way is up

Shadow of Brexit still looms over economy: experts debate the data

Two former members of Bank of England’s rate-setting committee on Britain’s economic prospects

FTSE 250 and Nasdaq indices hit record high in Santa Rally – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, on the final trading day before Christmas

Easing trade tensions fuel pre-Christmas shares rally

Donald Trump promises that a US-China trade pact will be signed ‘very shortly’

Boeing’s CEO ousted; China slashes tariffs – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as China gives the world economy a festive gift and Dennis Muilenburg is removed from Boeing

Debt in developing economies rises to record $55tn

Much of growth in debt levels driven by China, says World Bank

On trade wars China is playing a careful game, but it holds more cards than Trump

Beijing knows the US presidents needs at least the appearance of a thriving economy before next year’s election

‘Amazing deal’ or ‘capitulation’? Why the US-China trade truce may not last

Donald Trump hailed the agreement, but others think it masks a process of deglobalisation as the two superpowers struggle for hegemony

China confirms ‘phase one’ trade deal with US

Beijing says deal includes rollback of tariffs in phases as Trump hails ‘amazing deal for all’

Trump leads global reaction to Tory win with trade deal offer

US president congratulates Boris Johnson on triumph that paves way for US-UK deal

Wall Street hits high as Trump raises hopes of US-China trade deal

Expectation is Washington may scrap plans to increase tariffs on fresh range of Chinese goods

UK’s post-Brexit trade at risk as WTO’s top court shuts down

Shutdown of court will leave UK at mercy of EU in its trading relationship after transition period

Donald Trump calls for World Bank to halt all China lending

President says China has plenty of money amid market jitters about trade talks and Beijing vow to be ‘strong backup’ for Hong Kong police

US economy smashes forecasts with 266,000 new jobs in November – business live

America’s non-farm payroll has surged by the most in 10 months, in a boost for the economy....and Donald Trump