U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent projected confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump’s expansive plans to tariff foreign nations even as the stock market slumped in reaction to the first round of levies on Canada and Mexico.
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To be sure, Bessent argued that there would be a transition period as the tariffs kick in this month and next, but he argued that the market selloff was only temporary.
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