Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and two other Trump administration officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for renewed trade talks, President Donald Trump said. Bessent, who has been leading the administration’s efforts to craft a deal with Beijing, will be joined by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump (R). Fabrice Coffrini | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said that China has “totally violated its” preliminary trade agreement with the United States, and suggested he would take action in response. “So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!” Trump wrote in a social … Read more
Chinese officials, influencers and state-run media on Monday were casting the initial trade agreement and 90-day tariff pause with the U.S. as a victory and a vindication of Beijing’s negotiating strategy. They are arguing that their defiant public posture worked and was a major reason they were able to strike a deal with U.S. officials … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speak to the media after talks between senior US and Chinese officials on tariffs in Geneva on May 11, 2025. Valentin Flauraud | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to temporarily suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods … Read more
Jonathan McKernan testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jonathan McKernan to be undersecretary of domestic finance at the Treasury Department, months after the president tapped McKernan to lead the … Read more
U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Switzerland’s President Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin pose during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and the United States, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 9, 2025. Martial Trezzini | Via Reuters The stakes are high for the U.S. and China’s icebreaker trade talks … Read more
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this weekend to … Read more
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday sketched out the roadmap of President Donald Trump‘s “America First Vision” in … Read more
National Security Advisor Michael Waltz looks at his phone as he prepares for a TV interview at the White House on May 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. This week marks the first 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images National security advisor Mike Waltz … Read more
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Global Outlook Forum on sidelines of the IMF and World Bank’s 2025 annual Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters A group of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s classmates at Yale University urged him … Read more