Trump’s tariffs will test unity among allies at G7 finance ministers’ summit

BANFF, Canada (AP) — Leading financial officials from the world’s richest countries are gathering in a Canadian mountain resort this week for what may prove a contentious meeting in the wake of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The annual meetings of the Group of 7 finance ministers, known as the G7, are typically congenial and in previous years have produced joint commitments to combat inflation and counter the COVID pandemic. There may be less agreement this year as Trump’s tariffs threaten to slow growth in many of the gathered nations,...