U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensont denies urging Trump to change message on tariffs

Odaily Planet Daily News: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant said the Trump administration is open to reaching an agreement on reducing tariffs and denied that the market sell-off caused the White House to change its approach. There are reports that Bessant visited Trump in Florida over the weekend and urged him to change his message about tariffs, which Bessant denied. "I would say that the negotiations are the result of a large number of calls coming in to negotiate," he said. "This has nothing to do with the market." Bessant said: "I think you will see some countries with huge trade deficits stand up soon." "If they come to the negotiating table with solid proposals, I think we can eventually reach some good agreements." Bessant added that even if an agreement is reached, some tariffs may remain unchanged. (Jinshi)