US Officials Report ‘Substantial Progress’ After Trade Talks With China, Details Due Monday

The full details will be released on May 12, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. U.S. officials on May 11 said they made progress after two days of trade talks with Chinese officials in Switzerland, with details to be released on Monday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva

Trade Talks Between US, China Enter Second Day Under High Tariff Backdrop

Trump suggested a ’total reset’ was possible between the two countries as both sides settle into the second and final day of planned discussions in Geneva. The United States and China resumed critical tariff negotiations on May 11 as ongoing trade relations remain sour after both nations imposed staggeringly high tariffs on one another this

Bessent Says ‘Substantial Progress’ Made in Trade Talks With China

Bessent said he will provide more details on Monday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that his team has made “substantial progress” in trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva, Switzerland. “I’m happy to report that we’ve made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important

US Has Reached Deal With China to Address Trade Deficit, Officials Say

The full details of the agreement will be discussed in a ‘complete briefing’ Monday morning, Treasury Secretary said. The Trump administration said on May 11 that it has negotiated a trade deal with China following weeks of tit-for-tat tariff escalations between the world’s two largest economies. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier

US Officials Say Deal Struck With China to Address Trade Deficit

The full details will be released on May 12, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. U.S. officials on May 11 said they reached a deal with China to reduce its trade deficit with the United States, touting “substantial progress” after two days of trade talks with Chinese regime officials in Switzerland. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Trump Moves to Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards

‘‘Efficiency’ standards render other American appliances … less useful, more breakable, and more expensive to repair,’ the presidential memo states. President Donald Trump on May 9 moved to rescind appliance energy efficiency standards, calling them “unnecessary radical green agenda policies.” In a memo to the secretary of the Department of Energy, Trump said, “Water conservation requirements

US Peace Efforts in DRC Could Usurp Chinese Regime’s Grip in Region: Analysts

Closer ties could also mean a rare earth windfall for the United States. The United States has taken a major step toward breaking Beijing’s stranglehold on critical minerals by helping broker a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eastern DRC has some of the world’s largest deposits of such minerals, including cobalt, copper, and