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Trump treasury secretary says Walmart will absorb some tariff costs – but shoppers may still pay more
Bessent told CNN's "State of the Union" May 18 that he spoke with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon the day before, when Trump told ...
Bessent warns tariffs will return to ‘Liberation Day’ rates if negotiations aren’t in good faith
Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday warned that tariffs on trading partners could go back to the rate ...
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Tariffs Will Likely Lead To Price Increases, Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent conceded on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could increase prices for consumers. Walmart CEO Doug ...
Bessent Cornered Into Admitting Impact of Trump Tariff War
The Treasury secretary concedes that Walmart will shoulder higher costs because of new levies on foreign nations.
Treasury secretary says Walmart's warnings on price increases are a 'worst-case scenario'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday played down inflation risks from the Trump administration's ...
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Tariffs live updates: Bessent says tariffs may return to 'reciprocal' levels if deals aren't made
He encouraged them, in some kind of combination with China, to "eat the tariffs." Then on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relayed that he had spoken to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon — and ...
Scott Bessent says tariff uncertainty is a tactic — otherwise countries ‘would play us in the negotiations’
"If we were to give too much certainty to the other countries, then they would play us in the negotiations," Bessent told CNN.
Treasury Secretary Bessent Addresses Moody's Downgrade and Tariff Impact n Walmart
Treasury Secretary Bessent dismissed concerns over the U.S. government debt and the inflationary impact of tariffs on ...
Trump tariffs live updates: EU offers fresh trade deal to US with lobster part of package
To sweeten the deal, EU officials are also willing to extend a 2020 tariff-free arrangement on US lobster imports, as ...