Fears of a full-blown trade war and slowing economic growth appear at odds with the progress being made by companies around the world.
'Markets will need to get used to this'
Equity markets are being driven by the fact that bond yields have collapsed.
Fed actions 'murder' bull market
Trade, inflation, slow growth and yield curve to blame
Brexit and US-China tensions still to deal with
Experts fear 'tit-for-tat tariffs' could spark financial slump
Having spoken to numerous market participants, we discern a number of areas of current concern.