US, UK economies closely interlinked; have shared interest: Hammond tells Trump

The United States and Britain had a shared interest in maintaining the stability of the world's trading systems, British finance minister Philip Hammond told U.S. President Donald Trump, a source close to him said on Tuesday. Hammond joined Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and American and British business leaders at a meeting on the second day of the president's state visit to Britain.

"His message at the business roundtable is that the UK and US economies are closely interlinked, and have a shared interest in maintaining the stability of the world's trading system," the source said.