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Bessent says 'no currency targets' in Japan tariff talks
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Washington has "no currency targets" in its talks with Japan on ...
US, China tariffs both need to fall for trade talks to start, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and ...
Bessent Says U.S. Wants to Help China Pivot Away From Exports
The U.S. wants to help China pivot away from an economic model focused on exports instead of consumption, Treasury Secretary ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Bessent says there's 'no unilateral offer' to slash tariffs on China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied a Wall Street Journal report that the White House is considering unilaterally ...
Bessent says international financial institutions aren’t doing their job
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to return to their original ...
Scott Bessent says China must move away from export overcapacity and American overreliance: ‘Everyone knows it needs to change’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said, “America first ...
Scott Bessent warns mutual de-escalation required in US-China trade war
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has cautioned that any de-escalation in the US-China trade war would have to be mutual, ...
US Treasury chief says IMF, World Bank must be 'fit for purpose'
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank "must be made fit for purpose again," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ...