Stocks have clawed their way to another record high this week as investors continued to extend increasingly precarious bets on trade.

The country’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has been called the “Trump whisperer,” and negotiations have been cordial and professional. But it’s been a wild ride.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday he had "positive and constructive" talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as the two major powers vied to push their agendas in Asia at a time of tension over Washington's tariff offensive.

Trump always chickens out -- is widely understood to mean President Donald Trump employs brinksmanship before eventually settling on a more reasonable policy. Volkmar Baur, a currency analyst for Commerzbank,

The amount of teams hovering near contention will make for a slow-developing market, multiple executives said.

European wine lobby gourp CEEV said wine products might not receive preferential treatment in any potential trade agreement between the EU and the United States, urging the European Commission to defend the industry's interests.

While investors feel like they may understand Trump's negotiating tactics by now, tariffs could soon show up in earnings and economic data, Mike Wilson said.

Money managers from Aberdeen Group Plc to Franklin Templeton are staying bullish on Brazil, betting the country will withstand its unexpected turn in the epicenter of Donald Trump’s trade war. One reason: The fairly closed Brazilian economy,