The fear of increased U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports to 25% from 10% resulted in a 22.0% surge in imports of those products in December. Deutsche Post DHL’s volumes lagged the industry average in 4Q, but its profitability ran far ahead. Also: Ikea builds cabinet imports as pre-emptive dumping case arrives; China’s export slump partly seasonal, leaves U.S. a trade war winner; Brown-Forman jacks up cost cutting to offset lower EU sales; Volvo may not hoist a flag for Polestar in the U.S. due to tariffs; EU-U.S. trade talks show signs of going nowhere; and air freight is heading f...