Investors caught in a bind as EM sell-off plays out in unexpected ways

Trade war concerns roiled markets and sent investors running in the past week

Audience including American executives told of China’s great ‘opening’

German car groups’ US plants could suffer most in stand-off with China

While the economy is robust, there are fears of an extended drag on corporate earnings

BMW, Peugeot and VW fall as trade spat prompts Mercedes maker to lower profit target

Mercedes parent is first major company to lower forecasts in wake of tariff spat

PBoC injects total $37bn into system as Trump’s trade threats send stocks tumbling

Republicans mindful of political fallout from raising prices for everyday goods

Asia regains some poise but investors unnerved by escalating US-China tariff face-off

Oilseed futures contract plumbs lowest level since March 2016 in ‘bloodbath’

Executives fear Trump’s measures will trigger Chinese harassment of US businesses

Oil, gas and coal face 25% levy in threatened second wave of duties

World’s two largest economies take a step closer to all-out trade war

Tariffs to be enforced ‘if China refuses to change’, Trump warns

Beijing’s response may deter Washington from further tariffs, say experts

Stubborn technology gap has frustrated Beijing’s bid to build a world-class chip sector