Trade conflict between U.S. and China impacting euro zone growth: Altmaier

Reuters

Published Oct 11, 2018 06:32AM ET

Trade conflict between U.S. and China impacting euro zone growth: Altmaier

BERLIN (Reuters) - The trade dispute between the United States and China is having an impact on global and therefore euro zone growth, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Thursday.

Speaking at a news conference to present the government's downwardly revised growth forecasts, Altmaier said that Berlin and its European allies wanted to safeguard the rules-based free trade order by reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO).