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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 ...
Ukraine signs deal to give US access to rare minerals with Trump admin 'committed to a peace process': Bessent
Ukraine signed a deal with the U.S., giving the U.S. access to Ukraine's rare minerals as it continues to work with the Trump ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent: We're Doing "Bespoke Deals" With 18 Important Trade Partners
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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 ...
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 ...
Bessent on Trump Tariff Strategy: "In Game Theory, It's Called Strategic Uncertainty"
Treasury Secretay Scott Bessent described President Trump's strategy in his tariff campaign as "strategic uncertainty" during ...
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 ...
China Moves to Counter Bessent’s Encirclement Plan
President Xi Jinping’s government is showing signs of increased sophistication when it comes to geo-economic strategy. In an ...