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Bessent says US will weigh China's failure on 'phase one' trade deal from first term in negotiations
Treasury Secretary Bessent said the Trump administration will weigh China's lack of compliance with the "phase one" trade ...
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Bessent Tells Investors He Expects Trade Tension With China to De-Escalate
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking at a banking conference earlier this month. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent: We're Doing "Bespoke Deals" With 18 Important Trade Partners
Good to see you. You get the best reviews in the administration outside the president. Your thoughts about the U.S.-China ...
Bessent says US ready to sign Ukraine mineral deal ‘this afternoon’ despite late changes
Bessent did not reveal any specifics of the deal, but said that Washington and Kyiv came to an agreement over the weekend.
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“If you try to solve a macro problem through tariffs, it's not going to work,” said Adam Posen, president of the Peterson ...
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WATCH: Bessent defends Trump’s ‘strategic uncertainty,’ says certainty ‘not necessarily a good thing in negotiating’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the economic uncertainty upending global financial markets is a tool ...
Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had heated argument in halls of the White House: sources
It’s no secret President Trump has put together a team of people who are incredibly passionate about the issues impacting our ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends the 'strategic uncertainty' of Trump's trade talks: 'Nobody's better at creating this leverage'
Scott Bessent told ABC News on Sunday that some of the countries looking to negotiate with Trump should curb their ...
US tariffs could cost China 5–10 million jobs, 'onus' on Beijing, Bessent says
The administration later walked back its initial proposal, and announced April 9 it would immediately hike tariffs on Chinese ...