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Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing
Danger of new escalation in tariffs has subsided and there are big sweeteners for US financial services
This year’s Davos World Economic Forum is staged amid critical environmental and geopolitical concerns. We analyse hopes for greener finance easing the politics of climate change, US-China tensions, demands for more responsible capitalism and other key themes
Rules-based international order has lost its sense of direction
WEF marks 50th year at risk of globalisation gospel appearing irrelevant
Many American companies are shifting supply chains to elsewhere in Asia
A large problem remains: Washington does not know what it is trying to achieve
Foreign minister denies dependence on Beijing as Portugal seeks port project investor
The US-China phase one trade deal will ease some self-inflicted economic damage
Deal strengthens ties with Beijing as Aung San Suu Kyi faces foreign criticism for Rohingya crackdown
Investors heading back into emerging markets are taking a political risk
Latin American country had been a big beneficiary of Sino-American economic conflict
World’s second-largest economy grew 6.1% in 2019 as trade war and domestic pressures took toll
‘Phase one’ deal provides only limited relief in US-China trade war
Phil Hogan suggests ‘phase one’ truce offers more political than economic benefits
Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets
Beijing has agreed to buy more supplies of the solar panel material that REC produces in the US
‘Phase one’ agreement does not achieve many of Donald Trump’s goals
Washington could further restrict supplies to Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei
Details span IP, currency and Beijing’s pledge to buy $200bn in US goods and services
Muted reaction as agreement does little to address management of renminbi
Lionel Barber on the German chancellor’s defence of multilateralism
For the first time in 2 years the spectre of a trade war does not hang over affairs
Commitments by Beijing to purchase more farm goods has been met with scepticism
Feeling of relief from truce tempered by concerns over possibility of further hostilities
