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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's 'strategic uncertainty' is a negotiating tactic
"So, if we were to give too much certainty to the other countries, then they would play us in the negotiations," Bessent said ...
Top EU Official Slated to Meet With Scott Bessent Today
The European Union’s top economic official, Valdis Dombrovskis, is scheduled to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on ...
Bessent: Trump tariff threat should ‘light fire’ under EU
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he hopes a new tariff threat from President Trump would speed along talks with ...
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Trump's Tariff Threat: A Negotiation Strategy
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that President Trump doubts the quality of the EU's trade offers to the U.S. He ...
Scott Bessent says tariff rates will return to ‘reciprocal’ levels if countries don’t reach trade deals with US
There are 18 “important” trading partners that the United States is most focused on solidifying deals with, Bessent said. He did not say how quickly tariff rates could revert to “reciprocal” rates.
Bessent hopeful future US-China trade talks will lay groundwork for ‘more fulsome agreement’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed optimism about continuing trade negotiations with Chinese officials after meeting ...
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Scott Bessent says Trump will raise tariffs again on any nation that doesn't negotiate in 'good faith'
All eyes are on the Trump administration's trade talks, particularly with China. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday during an NBC interview that President Donald Trump will raise ...
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Bessent Backtracks On Trump’s Boast Of New Tariffs Without Negotiations—Latest Big Tariff Flip-Flop Since ‘Liberation Day’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (2nd R) and Commerce Secretary ... also conflicted on whether the U.S. is already in trade negotiations with China: Trump told reporters his administration is ...