Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a closed-door JPMorgan investor summit that he expects trade tensions with China to de-escalate, according to people in the room Tuesday for his remarks. Bessent told attendees that although negotiations haven't started,

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and China will have to come down before trade negotiations can proceed but said President Donald Trump would not unilaterally cut tariffs on Chinese imports.