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
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