US wants to re-examine certain trade agreements: Mnuchin at G20 - Daily Mail

World financial leaders from the G20 summit (inset) dropped its long-standing pledge of open and free trade amid pushback from President Donald Trump (right). Member countries, including the US, China and Germany, deliberated for two days in the German town of Baden-Baden. Wolfgang Schaeuble (left), the finance minister of host country Germany, argued that it was not true that officials failed to find a common ground. The group issued a statement Saturday that contained only a bland reference to "working to strengthen the contribution of trade to our economies". By comparison, last year's meeting called on them to resist "all forms" of protectionism, which can include border tariffs and rules that keep out imports to shield domestic companies from competition. The threat of economic protectionism and border taxes from the White House have worried countries that rely on the US for trade. Before the meeting, experts said that a failure by the G20 to commit to free trade would signal that Trump is serious about following through with those threats. Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic... Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news... Daily Mail Facebook:   / dailymail   Daily Mail IG:   / dailymail   Daily Mail Snap:   / 8392137033   Daily Mail Twitter:   / mailonline   Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail/posts Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile