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Bessent defends tariff policy as retailers weigh price hikes: "Some are and some aren't"
As the trade standoff with China continues, President Trump announced the tariff on foreign steel will double from 25% to 50% ...
Bessent Declines to Outline Next Steps for China Tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday declined to give clarity on the timeline for U.S. tariffs on China. In May, the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day pause on sky-high tariffs, giving them ...
A timeline of the US-China tariff and trade spat since President Trump took office this year
Shortly after President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, he launched a tariff war against China, as part ...
Watch live: Bessent testifies before House on Treasury priorities
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday morning amid trade ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reminds CBS anchor about wrong inflation prediction: ‘Numbers are the best in 4 years’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took a victory lap Sunday over recent inflation numbers that show a key benchmark hitting a ...
U.S.-China Talks Continue as Bessent Leaves
U.S.-China talks on trade have been “productive,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. After two full days of talks in ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent "confident" U.S.-China trade details "will be ironed out" when Trump, Xi talk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he believes President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak soon, after Mr.
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WATCH LIVE: Bessent testifies on Treasury Department priorities after U.S.-China trade talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will testify before a House committee at 10 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above. In return, ...
Bessent says China already violating its latest trade deal
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that China is withholding critical minerals it agreed to release in a trade deal ...