EU trade surplus with U.S. expands, deficit with China larger

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's trade surplus in goods with the United States increased in the first four months of 2019 while its deficit with China widened, figures that could further strain global tensions.The European Union's surplus with the United States grew to 48.2 billion euros (£43.2 billion) in Jan-Apr 2019 from 46.0 billion euros in the same period of 2018, EU statistics office Eurostat reported on Tuesday. With China, the EU's trade deficit expanded to 62.0 billion from..