Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says negotiations over tariffs are happening, and about 70 countries have called the White House since ‘Liberation Day’ to talk trade

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says negotiations over tariffs are happening, and about 70 countries have called the White House since ‘Liberation Day’ to talk trade - Fortune

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"Trying to negotiate individual trade agreements with 70 (or more) countries is difficult and will take time,” a research fellow for a libertarian think tank said.

Still, the news of negotiations and hopes of tariff deals have calmed markets.

Bessent said it wasn’t a fair assessment of what happened.“It’s all President Trump’s decision,” he said.