Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of U.S. and world growth.

EU negotiator Michel Barnier said in an interview published Sunday the bloc will not change the divorce deal agreed with Britain as MPs prepare for a showdown week over Brexit.

Renewed hopes for trade talks boosted stock markets Friday after China said it would not retaliate against the latest U.S. tariffs, setting up a positive end to a volatile week.

India's economic growth slowed for the fifth straight quarter in the April-to-June period to 5.0 percent, government figures showed Friday in a fresh blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Companies from the United Arab Emirates are taking part in the Damascus International Trade Fair, state media has said, months after their embassy reopened in the Syrian capital.

Malaysian airline AirAsia X has ordered 42 Airbus aircraft worth a total catalogue price of five billion dollars, Airbus said Friday.

Eurozone equity markets rebounded on Thursday, and London extended gains, on positivity surrounding U.S.-China trade talks, while the pound steadied after a Brexit-fuelld slump.

The world's largest economy grew slightly more slowly in the second quarter than previously thought, the government reported Thursday, with new data showing weaker oil exports and local government spending.

Beijing hinted Thursday it may break the cycle of retaliation in the trade war with the United States, as the punishing tariff battle threatens global economic growth.

Asian markets sank again on Thursday as investors grow increasingly pessimistic about the outlook for China-US trade talks, while a closely watched recession indicator hit a level not seen since just before the financial crisis.