(Nov 18): The only feature that can be relied upon in the US-led trade war with China is that US President Donald Trump cannot be relied upon. Anything tweeted can be untweeted and that makes for a difficult investment ride. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Shanghai market reacted strongly to the on-again, off-again comments last week about tariffs.

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