President Trump has essentially declared victory in his relentless trade wars against China and Mexico, but whether this is a lasting triumph or just a truce remains to be seen. Even Trump may not know what comes next. Here’s a summary of what’s happened recently. First, China. It agreed to buy substantial amounts of US exports over the next two ...

If you’re searching for an example of how not to deal with negative rates, look no further than Sweden. The Riksbank chose to raise its repo rate back to zero, after years of negative rates, but it’s not at all clear why. Sweden’s economic outlook hardly suggests a hike is needed. Inflation is running at 1.7%, which is just below ...

It seems like Motorola has invented a 2019 version of the Flux Capacitor. That fictitious device from “Back to the Future” made time travel possible. Now, the phone division of Lenovo Group Ltd. has to overcome the same kinds of struggles faced by the vintage film’s DeLorean-driving scientist. Rather than racing to meet a lightning bolt, Motorola is rushing to ...