Chinese Yuan: Trade war risk rises on EU-China tensions – Commerzbank

Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank highlights China’s new anti-dumping probe into EU nitrotoluenes as likely linked to broader trade frictions. A Franco-German non-paper urges tougher EU action on dumping, subsidies and currency manipulation ahead of Trade Commissioner Sefcovic’s China trip. Failure to deliver concrete measures to address imbalances could trigger an EU-China trade war with significant currency implications.