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Bessent Says He Expects China Trade Tensions Will De-Escalate
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a closed-door JPMorgan investor summit that he expects trade tensions with China to ...
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Bessent: Status quo with China unsustainable, but no unilateral tariff cuts
The trade war with China is "unsustainable" in its current form, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, but the U.S ...
Bessent believes China impasse over tariffs will de-escalate
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told an investor summit Tuesday that he expects the tariff war between the U.S. and China ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
China denies Trump’s claim that two countries are ‘actively’ negotiating tariffs
Chinese officials rebutted President Donald Trump ’s claim that the U.S. and China are actively negotiating tariffs . Trump ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Predicts Tax Cuts to Pass by July 4
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he thought an extension of President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts could be ...
Trump says he won’t play ‘hardball’ with China or mention COVID — after Bessent calls tariff standoff unsustainable
Scott Bessent’s reported comments caused shares to briefly spike on Wall Street, with investors watching closely for any ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump, China at odds on progress as Bessent hints at quick deal with South Korea
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted that the US and South Korea could reach a trade agreement as early as next week, ...