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Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable

Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that high tariffs between the United States and China are not sustainable, as President Donald Trump's administration signaled openness to de-escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies that has raised fears of recession.

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Bessent believes China impasse over tariffs will de-escalate

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told an investor summit Tuesday that he expects the tariff war between the U.S. and China will de-escalate because the status quo is unsustainable.

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Bessent Says Trump Hasn’t Made Unilateral Offer to Cut Tariffs on China

President Trump hasn’t offered to take down U.S. tariffs on China on a unilateral basis, Bloomberg News quoted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying. Bessent answered questions from reporters Wednesday,

Bessent says full China trade deal may take 2 to 3 years

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Treasury Secretary Suggests China Tariffs Could Be Lowered 'In A Mutual Way'

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and China will have to come down before trade negotiations can proceed but said President Donald Trump would not unilaterally cut tariffs on Chinese imports.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent says there's an opportunity for a 'big deal' with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that there's an opportunity to do a "big deal" with China to reduce tariffs if the Chinese government is willing to rebalance its economy.

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

Bessent Assails IMF and World Bank and Says There's an 'Opportunity for a Big Deal' With China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has assailed the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank even as he tries to reassure nervous investors the United States will maintain its global leadership ro

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Treasury chief Scott Bessent says U.S. has an "an opportunity for a big deal" with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he believes the Trump administration could strike a deal with China.

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White House eases tone on tariffs on China but won’t be cutting them soon, it says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump will not reduce tariffs on China without an agreement by both ...

Stock Futures Fall After Bessent Dents U.S.-China Trade Hopes

Stock futures were pointing to losses on Thursday, with investors still trying to make sense of the U.S.-China trade war ...

White House: ‘No Unilateral Reduction’ in China Tariffs

There will be "no unilateral reduction in tariffs against China," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday, echoing earlier comments by [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent]( ...

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Trading partners play hardball as Trump administration digs in on tariffs

Scott Bessent called China’s economic model “unsustainable” as White House officials indicated trade negotiations were ...

US Treasury chief expects China tariff impasse to de-escalate, offer markets relief: Source

Wall Street’s major indexes jumped after a news report on the US Treasury chief’s comments. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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