Central Banks

World Imbalances Trouble G-7 in Wake of Trump’s China Encounter

National flags of countries participating in the G7, in Paris.

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

The lopsided foundations of world growth will focus global finance ministers this week in the aftermath of the summit that attempted to reset trade ties between its two biggest economies.

While a relative sideshow to US President Donald Trump’s encounter with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that concluded on Friday, the Group of Seven meeting in Paris is no less ambitious as French officials position the forum to address structural misalignments underpinning the Beijing talks.