Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent voiced optimism about a potential trade deal with China even as Trump escalated global trade ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that meetings with his Chinese counterparts this week “advanced our talks” ...

Mr Bessent's post on X about the outlook for trade talks with China was subsequently deleted. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump’s latest Liberation Day means another dark day for America - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s latest round of protectionist tariffs will prove as damaging to global ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government was disappointed by Trump’s move to raise the U.S. tariff on goods ...

President Donald Trump's latest executive order placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade ...

U.S. President Donald Trump slapped dozens of trading partners with steep tariffs ahead of a Friday trade deal deadline, ...

Amid Trump’s trade war blitz, any tariff pause extension between the US and China will need the US president’s approval.