Bessent said there are 18 key partners the US is focusing on agreements with, and that trade deals could be ‘wrapped up’ by September 1
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that Washington could reach key tariff deals with over a dozen partners in the coming months and have its trade agenda wrapped up by early September.
His comments to Fox Business come ahead of a July 9 deadline for steeper US duties to kick in on dozens of economies.
Countries have been rushing to negotiate and reach trade pacts with Washington to avoid this outcome, although the White House recently suggested that President Donald Trump’s administration could extend this deadline.
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