Bloomberg quoted a French official in the president’s office, as saying that France has joined Germany to warn the US President Donald Trump that it won’t sign a joint statement of the Group of 7 (G7) at the summit in Quebec on June 8th and 9th. Key Points: “French President Macron has signaled that progress on tariffs, Iran nuclear agreement and Paris climate accord must be made before he'll be willing to sign a joint statement Macron has concluded that the other members of the G7 -- the U.K., Germany, Japan, France, Italy and Canada -- must stand up to the U.S. over Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and ... (full story)