Fashion industry reels as coronavirus shuts shops and cancels orders

Report warns 80% of firms face a highly uncertain future if stores close for two months

Trade war: France hits back over US tariff threat on cheese and champagne – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US proposes steep new tariffs on French food, drink, handbags and porcelain

China’s economy: hard landing or welcome rebalancing?

Beijing has made clear that after initially cushioning the slowdown with a massive fiscal stimulus, it is now aiming to engineer a shift to a more sustainable growth model