A gantry crane moves containers at a port in Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province, on June 4. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Macroscope by David Brown
A US-China-Europe trade deal is what financial markets need
Given the recovery in world trade growth this year, if the US, China and Europe can strike a deal to stop the slide towards global protectionism and boost opportunities for freer trade, markets could rocket