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President Donald Trump’s informal elevation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his top advisor on trade seems to be paying dividends in negotiations with American trading partners and easing concerns among Trump supporters spooked by the initial rollout of the president’s tariff agenda.
White House

Bessent show: Treasury secretary taking over as top dog on Trump’s trade team

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In this May 10, 2019, file photo, a container ship is unloaded at the Virginia International Gateway terminal in Norfolk. A Chinese state news agency said U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators promised to create “favorable conditions” for carrying out a truce in their governments’ tariff war during a phone call.
Editorials

A welcome de-escalation in the China trade war

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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent walks at the end of a press conference after two days of closed-door discussions on trade between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 12, 2025.
Healthcare

Scott Bessent optimistic China will boost response to fentanyl trade: ‘Upside surprise’

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Investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, North Carolina, Aug. 14, 2024.
Economy

Bessent says China ‘ignored their obligations’ on trade under Biden

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US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer meet the media on the second day of a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, May 11, 2025.

Trump team announces trade agreement with China after ‘productive’ talks in Geneva

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Bessent predicts debt limit will be hit in August, asks Congress to increase or suspend ceiling

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President Donald Trump announced a new framework Thursday for a bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom, his first trade deal since launching an overarching reciprocal tariff agenda last month.
White House

Trump floats 80% tariff rate on China, down from 145%

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Maxine Waters doesn’t recall dancing the Electric Slide with Bessent in Bahamas

Maxine Waters doesn’t recall dancing the Electric Slide with Bessent in Bahamas

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping raise a toast at their dinner in the Hall of Facets in the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023.
World

Xi Jinping visits Moscow ahead of Bessent’s trade talks with China

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The new Series 2006 $20 currency notes are seen at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington.
Beltway Confidential

Trump has slowed national debt growth by 92%

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