U.S. isolated at G7 meeting as tariffs prompt retaliation

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Friday, 1 June 2018 ()

U.S. isolated at G7 meeting as tariffs prompt retaliationBy Susan Heavey and Leigh Thomas WASHINGTON/WHISTLER, British Columbia June 1 (Reuters) - U .S. President Donald Trump told Canada and the European Union on Friday to do more to bring down their trade surpluses, a day after hitting them and Mexico with import tariffs on steel and aluminium. Trump castigated Canada, a top U.S. trade partner and ally, in a tweet on Friday morning, saying it had treated U.S. farmers "very poorly for a very long period of time." "Highly restrictive on Trade! They must open their markets and take down their trade barriers! They report a really high surplus on trade with us," he wrote. Trump also told French President Emmanuel Macron of the need to "rebalance...
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