March 2 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund warnedon Friday that U.S. import restrictions on steel and aluminumwill cause widespread economic damage, including to the U.S.economy, and urged Washington and its trading partners toresolve trade disagreements.
"The import restrictions announced by the U.S. President(Donald Trump) are likely to cause damage not only outside theU.S., but also to the U.S. economy itself, including to itsmanufacturing and construction sectors, which are major users ofaluminum and steel," the IMF said in a terse statement.