Global economic officers gather in the middle of the headwind from Trump's trade war

Top civil servants from the richest economies in the world will gather on Tuesday in Canada, which are expected to be discontinued by President Trump by renewed fears of a global downturn in the trade war.

The summit of the group of 7 finance ministers, a traditionally friendly meeting, is likely to be more stressed this year. The tariffs that Mr. Trump imposed American allies and opponents have threatened to blunt global growth and inflation. Europe, Japan and Canada have all worn the main burden of the “America First” ancestral agency of the Trump government.

The tenor of the discussions could also be complicated by the recent tension between the United States and Canada, the country that is organizing this year's meetings, and one that Mr. Trump wants to annex.

“I think it will be uncomfortable,” said Charles Lichfield, deputy director of the Geoeconomic Center of the Atlantic Council.

The three days of the meetings will include many of the latest discussion topics, including the support of Ukraine, concerns about the economic practices of China and the headwind that faces the global economy. Mr. Trump's trading tactic, which many economists see as the greatest threat to global economic stability, will dominate the discussions between the finance minister Scott Bessent and his colleagues.

Mr. Bessent, who skipped a group of 20 financial ministers in February, will appear in the international forum for the first time and in a particularly weak moment.