Rally comes after Treasury Secretary says US and China are having ‘productive’ trade talks

Contract promotes renminbi use and focuses on ‘sour’ crude favoured by local refiners

The FT's Rob Armstrong looks at why Donald Trump is pushing trade tariffs

Beijing's tunnel warfare against VPNs

Japanese group sticking with $18bn Bain deal as equity issuance has eased urgency

Deal echoes US group’s withdrawal from China and may prompt questions about India

Changing market dynamics will test investors’ newly refined risk models

European bourses rise, Asia jumps off lows and haven demand eases

A personal tour through the violent currents of 20th-century China

Washington’s agenda is more complex and meaningful than trade alone

FTCR Consumer Index recovers from February global volatility 

Bureaucracy and border tension among challenges to boosting hydrocarbon industry

Asset sales and fresh loans keep indebted conglomerate aloft

In a time of turmoil and conflict, the best strategy is to go south and nimble