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Japan to host US Treasury Secretary as trade deal deadline looms
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will host US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday (July 18), ahead of a ...
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Japan PM, U.S. Treasury chief to meet Friday as new tariff looms
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, the Japanese government said, ahead of the scheduled Aug. 1 imposition of a country-specific 25 percent ...
US to make several trade announcements in next 48 hours, Treasury secretary says
The United States will make several trade announcements in the next 48 hours, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday ...
U.S. issues additional Iran-related sanctions, Treasury website shows
The United States imposed sanctions on 22 companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey on Wednesday for their ...
Some countries will see tariffs 'boomerang' to April rates, treasury secretary says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the U.S. will revert to steep country-by-country tariff rates at the ...
Bessent: In General The U.S. Is A Very Large, Closed Service Economy With Few Imports, We Have All The Leverage In Trade Talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments on trade talks with the E.U. and Japan during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." ...
Trump says Fed renovation 'sort of is' fireable offense for Powell, floats removal with GOP lawmakers
President Trump told reporters that Jerome Powell’s handling of a $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters 'sort of is' a fireable offense, and reportedly asked some GOP lawmakers ...
Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a ...