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Scott Bessent says Trump will raise tariffs again on any nation that doesn't negotiate in 'good faith'
Treasury Secretary Bessent told NBC that if nations don't want to negotiate with the US, then their tariffs will "spring back to the April 2nd level."
Bessent says it was ‘highly inappropriate’ for courts to block Trump tariffs after Senate ‘chose not to’
A trade court blocked the tariffs Wednesday, saying Trump didn't have the authority to impose them, but they have been reinstated by an appeals court for now.
Scott Bessent says tariff uncertainty is a tactic — otherwise countries ‘would play us in the negotiations’
"If we were to give too much certainty to the other countries, then they would play us in the negotiations," Bessent told CNN.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's 'strategic uncertainty' is a negotiating tactic
"So, if we were to give too much certainty to the other countries, then they would play us in the negotiations," Bessent said of ongoing trade talks.
Scott Bessent says tariff rates will return to ‘reciprocal’ levels if countries don’t reach trade deals with US
There are 18 “important” trading partners that the United States is most focused on solidifying deals with, Bessent said. He did not say how quickly tariff rates could revert to “reciprocal” rates.
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Scott Bessent admits Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged ... not appear prepared to “eat the tariffs” in full, as Trump has insisted the company and China would do. Bessent said he spoke ...
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