Chinese Dealmaking Hits 5-Year Low on Trade War Pain

Chinese Dealmaking Hits 5-Year Low on Trade War Pain
An investor looks at his mobile phone showing stock market movements at a securities company in Beijing on May 14, 2019. Wang Zhao/ AFP/Getty Images
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Global transactions slowed in the first half of 2019 led by China, which saw mergers and acquisitions (M&A) plunge to a 5-year low as U.S.-China trade war pain set in.