Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that President Donald Trump has directed him to negotiate a new trade arrangement with Japan as tariffs roil the global economy.
Bessent said Trump had tasked him and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to open negotiations on trade. Earlier on Monday, Trump spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba about U.S. plans to levy tariffs against Tokyo.
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