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When President Donald Trump last rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and his ...
Despite the president's constant threats, many countries didn’t even contact us about a possible deal, according to one of his Cabinet officials.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he will meet with his Chinese counterpart, which follows “good meetings” he ...
America is close to clinching several trade deals ahead of a July 9 deadline when higher tariffs were due to kick in, ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that if U.S. trading partners do not make progress on trade negotiations, ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has cautioned that countries failing to negotiate a deal with the U.S. will face a return to higher tariff rates from August 1.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered some more clues about tariff/trade negotiations as the president's latest deadline approaches this week. "We are going to have several announcements in the ...
Bessent has been in talks seeking a permanent US-China trade deal with the potential for more American exports after meeting for an initial conference in Switzerland with Beijing negotiators in May.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers earlier that the Trump administration could extend the July trade deal deadline - or "roll the date forward" for countries negotiating in good ...
Bessent's remarks come after Trump said the U.S. had reached a trade deal with China, without releasing specifics on the framework of the deal.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that China is withholding critical minerals it agreed to release in a trade deal the country signed with U.S. negotiators last month in Geneva.