David Mchugh, Ap Business Writer Updated 10:37 am PDT, Sunday, August 25, 2019 U.S President Donald Trump arrives at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. U.S President Donald Trump arrives at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 U.S President Donald Trump arrives at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. U.S President Donald Trump arrives at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Best G-7 can do for global economy: just don’t make it worse 1 / 1 Back to Gallery BIARRITZ, France (AP) — The global economy craves a double shot of confidence right now but the best that leaders of the Group of Seven can offer is a less intoxicating cocktail: not making things worse. Sharp differences over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with China and threats to escalate trade tensions with Europe, along with Britain’s impending departure from the European Union on terms yet to be decided, are making it unlikely the leaders of seven rich democracies can come up with a unified road map on how to help global growth. What the global economy doesn’t need: an outcome like last year’s summit in Canada. Leaders wrestled over a final joint statement, only to have Trump repudiate his signature shortly after leaving the summit and tweet criticism of the host,… [Read full story]
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