An alumnus of the first Trump White House assessed that, of Trump’s Cabinet, Bessent seems to be the “most serious person in ...

The Treasury secretary said that trade deals with other U.S. trading partners could be announced as soon as this week.

Recent negotiations between the US and China have set a defined range for tariffs, establishing a 'floor' and 'ceiling' for ...

US officials seeking to negotiate trade deals around the world are not working to include currency policy pledges in the ...

Rep. Nydia Velazquez grandstands while questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about ongoing trade negotiations during a ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said as long as "good faith" negotiations are continuing that the new tariff rates will continue past 90 days. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer points out the ...

In defending the Trump administration's aggressive use of tariffs, Bessent sought to downplay concerns about a sprawling trade war, arguing that the U.S. was making progress with major trading ...

The White House backed off from the steepest levies, as the costs of an all-out trade war with China threatened global ...

U.S. negotiators said Sunday that “substantial progress” was made and “perhaps the differences weren’t so large” after two ...

Trade discussions between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ended after a weekend of ...

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 Trump administration and China have agreed to slash tariffs for the next 90 days in a push to deescalate a trade war between the two countries.