G-20 pushes for free trade as US vows to defend national interests, World

BUENOS AIRES • World financial leaders have pleaded for an endorsement of free trade amid worries about US metals tariffs and looming trade sanctions on China, but Trump administration officials said they would not sacrifice US national interests.
The Buenos Aires meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the world’s 20 biggest economies on Monday was meant to discuss a brightening economic outlook, the future of work, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, and corporate tax avoidance.
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