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Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks
The United States is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline when a ...
Nations Chase US Trade Deals as Bessent Hints at Extension
Major US trading partners hurried over the weekend to secure trade deals or lobby for extra time, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that some countries lacking an agreement by the ...
Bessent says DOGE, not Musk, was popular in taunt of ex-Trump adviser’s new ‘America Party’
Look, the principles of DOGE were very popular. I think if you looked at the polling, Elon was not,” the treasury secretary said.
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Trump sets August 1 tariff deadline as trade talks with partners continue
US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington ...
Asia-Pacific markets mostly lower after Trump shifts goalposts on tariffs again
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that tariffs introduced in April will be enforced starting August 1 for countries that ...
‘Liberation Day’ tariffs take effect in August if trade talks fail, Lutnick says
Lutnick told reporters the increased levies would take effect on Aug. 1, nearly a month after the pause expires on Wednesday.
Albanese government under pressure over lack of Trump meeting as deadline on tariff exemption looms
The Trump administration has extended its tariff freeze by three weeks, but pressure is mounting in Canberra amid fears ...
Is New Delhi Close To Reaching a Trade Deal With Washington? Here's What US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says
India-US trade deal talks intensify as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expresses optimism about reaching agreements.
Scott Bessent values ‘market-based indicators’ over Powell influence
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s economic analysis and claimed Bessent ...