Trump’s “easy to win” trade war drags on despite intensive efforts to make a deal

The world economy today is worse prepared to cope with a recession than in 2008

On 1 December, the “economic cold war” between China’s Xi Jinping and America’s president Trump took two important steps, but in opposite directions

Hopes for a “miracle in Argentina” but great power tensions are rising

Government abandons its campaign against financial risk as private companies queue for a bailout