Irish exporters at a crucial crossroads

The conflicting signals about the progress being made by the US and Chinese negotiators have left businesses across the globe in a state of perplexity, uncertain as to what to do in an increasingly duplicitous situation.

US President, Donald Trump, at the back end of last week, said he had not agreed to roll back any tariffs, just a day after Chinese officials said the two sides had agreed to do so on both countries’ goods, as part of the first phase of a trade deal.