Bessent Warns Reciprocal Tariffs Will Return Without ‘Good Faith’ Talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned during a Sunday appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press that countries failing to negotiate in “good faith” with the United States could face a return to reciprocal tariff levels that were unveiled on “Liberation Day” on April 2. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. Department of the […]
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Scott Bessent Hails China Progress on Fentanyl
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Bessent Jets to Florida to Urge Trump to Change Message on Tariffs: Report
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flew to Florida on Sunday to urge President Donald Trump to focus his message on negotiating favorable trade deals rather than permanent tariffs, according to an exclusive report from Politico. Bessent warned that markets would “keep melting” unless Trump shifted his stance to emphasize the endgame of his tariff strategy. […]
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