US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirms Washington's focus on securing advantageous trade agreements, even if it means missing the August 1 tariff deadline ...

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday (July 21) ahead of an Aug 1 deadline ...

The treasury secretary said the inner workings of the Japanese government are not a priority, in an apparent check on Tokyo's ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said Monday that he will aim for some kind of trade agreement with the ...

With the threat of US tariffs looming, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump Administration is more focused on the quality of trade deals, not their timing.

Trump has sent letters to leaders of dozens of countries outlining the tariff levels set to begin on Aug. 1. In recent months ...

President Donald Trump’s deadline for tariffs was postponed twice. It is now Aug. 1, but Bessent claimed the deadline is not the most important part.

The European Union still wants a trade pact with the US, but the bloc said to be readying its counterattack as President ...

Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said he’s aiming to visit Washington next week to continue efforts to win tariff ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the USA National Day at the Osaka Expo in Japan. Body camera footage shows a flash mob of teens taking over an Illinois pool ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that a trade deal with Japan remained possible, following talks in Tokyo ahead of the looming August 1 imposition of new tariffs.