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Bessent announces no new trade deals

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 deal from the president's first term in current negotiations.

The Hill on MSN · 9h

Bessent announces no new trade deals, hints India close

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced no new tariff deals with major trading partners Tuesday but hinted negotiations with India may be close to concluding with one. “Seventeen are in

RealClearPolitics · 1d

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 standoff right now? BESSENT: It's all the president, especially on the 18 important trading partners,

Trump, Treasury Secretary and Scott Bessent

CNBC on MSN · 9h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says individual investors trust President Trump

The former hedge fund CEO said individual investors, who have held their positions through the market turmoil, have faith in Trump’s tariff policy.

Insider on MSN · 2d

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 "non-tariff trade barriers."

MSNBC · 10h

'Trust in President Trump': WH press secretary responds to questions of economic volatility

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speak to reporters at the White House on the president's 100th day in office.

Trump, Bessent and Xi

Reuters · 1d

Talks or no talks? Bessent fails to back Trump on China claim

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday did not back President Donald Trump's assertion that tariff talks with China were under way and said he did not know if the U.S. president had talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Wall Street Journal · 15h

Bessent Declines to Say Whether Trump Has Spoken to China's Xi

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to say whether the U.S. and China are in direct negotiations over tariffs and if President Trump has been in touch with President Xi. "They have a different form of government,

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Bessent unaware of any trade talks between Trump and Xi

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Sunday that he is not aware of any recent trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, even as Trump says he has spoken with the Chinese president “many times.

U.S. Textile Industry Rejects Bessent’s Suggestion Boom Times Are Over

A textile trade association that has backed President Trump’s trade strategy took issue with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remark that emphasized “precision manufacturing” over clothing and ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)7h

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 ...

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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 ...

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Bessent: Japan and S.Korea eager to ink deals

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Japan and South Korea are eager to reach trade agreements with the United States because both countries have elections on the horizon.