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President Donald Trump’s informal elevation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his top adviser on trade seems to have ...
U.S. negotiators said Sunday that “substantial progress” was made and “perhaps the differences weren’t so large” after two ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said President Donald Trump's tariff, tax-cut and deregulation agenda would ...
President Donald Trump on Friday set negotiating terms for his administration’s first discussions with China, which are set to take place in Geneva this weekend.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivers his opening statement at today's House Appropriations Committee hearing.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and China made “substantial progress” in talks to diffuse the trade war between the two countries after President Trump announced tariffs of 145% ...
WASHINGTON ― Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration ... economies have not blinked after the Trump administration imposed tariffs totaling 145% on imports from China ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged skittish global business ... His comments came just hours after Mr. Trump ordered up new tariffs on foreign film producers, a decision that left many in ...
At today's House Financial Services Committee hearing, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) questioned Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent.
Scott Bessent confirmed to Congress that no negotiations with China over tariffs have occurred since Trump announced a controversial policy roughly a month ago.
The question came after Trump posted this morning on social media that an 80% tariff rate "seems right" but that it was "up to" Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will be meeting with Chinese ...
Up to Scott B,” Trump said in a separate post ... equates a trade imbalance with losses. Trump and Bessent have both said the high tariff on China — and China’s 125% tariff on most US ...