Stocks continue to rally following better-than- expected US inflation data, but what is the global economic picture likely to be longer term? We hear from the US Small Business Association - and the EU’s International Trade Committee.

Rare earths have been a flashpoint in US–China trade talks, with Beijing restricting global supply earlier this year. Could a project in Australia quell further disruption?

And while some countries have eased back on investment in Africa, the UAE has become the continent’s largest state investor. Our correspondent in Dubai explains more.