Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven democracies papered over their differences.

Top finance officials from the world's seven wealthiest democracies set aside stark differences on U.S. tariffs and agreed to counter global “economic imbalances,” a swipe at China's trade practices.

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven nations pledged to address “excessive imbalances” in the global economy, an effort clearly aimed at China, though the final communique omitted the name of the country.