An upbeat Scott Bessent walked into the US Treasury department on Tuesday, optimistic that the tensions between America and some of its allies in the wake of last week’s “liberation day” tariff announcement would soon be eased.
“I think you’re going to see a couple of big trading partners do deals very quickly,” he told reporters.
In the days before and after President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on much of the world last week, the Treasury secretary was upstaged by…
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