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Larry Kudlow Presses Scott Bessent About How Administration Decided Trump Tariff Rates
Larry Kudlow pressed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Fox Business Monday on the rationale behind the tariff rates imposed
Scott Bessent says up to 70 nations want to negotiate over Trump's tariffs
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent weighed in on America’s tariff negotiations with other countries during a late Monday afternoon appearance on "Kudlow."
Trump tariffs live updates: Sec. Bessent tells ABC deals could come 'very quickly'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday morning told ABC News he thinks deals can be made with other nations as some tariff negotiations begin.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: China's trade war escalation 'big mistake'
The U.S. goods trade deficit with China was $295.4 billion in 2024, a 5.8 percent increase ($16.3 billion) over 2023.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says negotiations over tariffs are happening, and about 70 countries have called the White House since ‘Liberation Day’ to talk trade
Trying to negotiate individual trade agreements with 70 (or more) countries is difficult and will take time,” a research fellow for a libertarian think tank said.
Treasury Secretary Bessent Says China Playing With 'Losing Hand'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview Tuesday that the U.S. has the upper hand over China as the trade war intensifies.
April 6 — Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. James Lankford and Sen. Adam Schiff
Days after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent joins Meet the Press to discuss the ...
Americans who want to retire now ‘don’t look at the day-to-day fluctuations,’ Sec. Bessent says
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent on Meet the Press responds to Americans who have seen their 401(k)s hit by President Trump’s ...
Today’s Tariffs Will Be a Ceiling, Not a Floor, Treasury Secretary Bessent Tells Lawmakers
The tariffs President Trump announces today likely won't be raised further, but could be negotiated downward, Treasury ...
Sec. Bessent says the market 'consistently underestimates' Trump amid turmoil
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent on Meet the Press reacts to stock markets facing their worst week in five years, claiming market ...
Scott Bessent in 2024: Tariffs Should Sort Nations Into Green, Yellow, and Red Buckets
Current U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last summer during an interview with Reihan Salam that the U.S. tariff ...
SCOOP: Treasury Secretary Bessent to huddle with key Republican caucus as Trump enacts tariff plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be on Capitol Hill again on Wednesday to meet with a key Republican caucus, Fox News ...
The Treasury Secretary Needs Better Data on How You Save for Retirement
Scott Bessent said on television that most people kept 401(k) money in a 60 percent stock fund. It’s not quite that simple.
Markets will keep tanking until Trump tells them what it is he actually wants, Treasury’s Bessent reportedly tells president
President Trump is told to provide a road map to investors on how he intends to chart a way out of the tariff crisis he has ...