China’s trade had its worst week in almost three months, a sign this year’s record-breaking volumes may be starting to slow.

The US and China have wrapped up another round of trade talks without any major breakthroughs, despite discussions that both sides described as "constructive".

Chinese and American trade negotiators concluded their two-day meeting in Stockholm without a resolution to avert tariffs from skyrocketing back to ultra-high levels that formed an effective blockade on trade between the world’s two largest economies.