President Donald Trump has abandoned traditional bargaining in favor of a two-pager ultimatum, sending more of his tariff letters to more countries. “A letter means a deal,” he told reporters, adding ...

Photo: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2025.

For many countries, the reprieve from President Donald Trump’s eye-watering tariffs, which were implemented on April 2 and temporarily reduced to 10% a week later, is soon set to come to an end. The ...

Japan is pushing to hold tariff negotiations with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during his upcoming visit to Osaka ...

Japan is seeking talks between tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent when the U.S.

President Donald Trump announced half a dozen new tariffs in addition to the fourteen he put in place on Monday. Wednesday ...

Student loan interest charges to kick back in for roughly 8 million borrowers How much cash to keep in your checking account, ...

President Trump’s search for a successor to Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve is getting louder as candidates compete to criticize the central bank publicly and more options for how to fill that ...

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The president also decided to send out letters as a way to keep the pressure up.

The last time President Donald Trump rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and his popularity plunged.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced potential tariff collections of $300 billion by the end of 2025, following ...