{"id":15187,"date":"2025-05-18T17:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T17:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=15187"},"modified":"2025-05-18T17:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T17:35:48","slug":"scott-bessent-says-tariff-uncertainty-is-a-tactic-otherwise-countries-would-play-us-in-the-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=15187","title":{"rendered":"Scott Bessent says tariff uncertainty is a tactic \u2014 otherwise countries \u2018would play us in the negotiations\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n<br><br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Treasury secretary said &#8220;strategic uncertainty&#8221; is a tactic<\/strong> as the U.S. engages in talks over the Trump administration&#8217;s tariffs, arguing that too much certainty would allow other countries to\u00a0&#8220;play us in the negotiations.&#8221; That comes as companies, trading partners, and financial markets have endured whiplash from on-again, off-again tariffs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that the Trump administration&#8217;s tariff zig-zags are a feature, not a bug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/18\/business\/scott-bessent-trump-tariffs-china\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/18\/business\/scott-bessent-trump-tariffs-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview on CNN&#8217;s <em>State of the Union<\/em><\/a> that aired on Sunday, he was asked about the whiplash from the president&#8217;s on-again, off-again tariffs, and replied that the administration\u2019s negotiating tactic is &#8220;strategic uncertainty.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we were to give too much certainty to the other countries, then they would play us in the negotiations,&#8221; Bessent explained. &#8220;I am confident that at the end of these negotiations, both the retailers, the American people and the American workers will be better off.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since President Donald Trump launched his trade war, he has repeatedly imposed steep tariffs, then put them on hold or partially rolled them back soon after. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was on display as recently as Monday, when the U.S. and China agreed to slash their respective duties on each other for 90 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More whiplash could be on the way amid talks over the so-called reciprocal tariffs that Trump unveiled on &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; then put on hold days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, Trump said the U.S. can\u2019t negotiate with all the countries that were hit with tariffs, so some trading partners will <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/16\/trump-tariffs-very-fair-trade-war-china-india-japan-korea\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/16\/trump-tariffs-very-fair-trade-war-china-india-japan-korea\/\">find out in a letter<\/a> in two or three weeks what rate they will face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessent said Sunday that any countries not negotiating in good faith will see tariffs snap back to the Liberation Day level. He added that there are 18 &#8220;important&#8221; trading partners the U.S. is most focused on, while there are a lot smaller ones for which &#8220;we can just come up with a number.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My other sense is that we will do a lot of regional deals \u2014 &#8216;this is the rate for Central America, this is the rate for this part of Africa,'&#8221; Bessent added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going back to the April 2 tariff levels would likely dampen <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/17\/us-stock-market-outlook-record-highs-sp500-trump-tariffs-trade-war\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/17\/us-stock-market-outlook-record-highs-sp500-trump-tariffs-trade-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial markets, which have rallied<\/a> as Trump continues to ease his stance on tariffs. But levies on China will still be at historically high levels, even as they drop to 30% from 145%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about the tariff impact on small businesses that rely on Chinese imports, Bessent told CNN that the U.S. &#8220;will continue trading with China in the kinds of products that these small businesses are talking about at lower tariff levels.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump took a hard line against <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/walmart\/\" target=\"_blank\">Walmart<\/a> on Saturday, when he posted on Truth Social that the retail giant must &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/17\/trump-walmart-eat-the-tariffs-price-hikes-imports-china\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/17\/trump-walmart-eat-the-tariffs-price-hikes-imports-china\/\">eat the tariffs<\/a>&#8221; and not hike prices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessent said he spoke with CEO Doug McMillon on Saturday and told CNN that Walmart will absorb &#8220;some of the tariffs, some may get passed on to consumers.&#8221; Somebody with knowledge of the situation told <em>Fortune<\/em> that the call was scheduled before Trump&#8217;s post and wasn&#8217;t a reaction to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walmart declined to comment. On Thursday, executives told analysts they\u2019re doing everything they can to absorb the\u00a0tariffs but that <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/16\/walmart-even-with-trade-war-deescalation-higher-prices-are-inevitable\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/16\/walmart-even-with-trade-war-deescalation-higher-prices-are-inevitable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">higher prices are unavoidable<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/treasury-sec-bessent-walmart-will-eat-some-of-the-tariffs-after-announcing-price-hikes-239836741952\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/treasury-sec-bessent-walmart-will-eat-some-of-the-tariffs-after-announcing-price-hikes-239836741952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC&#8217;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/a>, Bessent said he didn\u2019t pressure Walmart&#8217;s chief during their call. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Doug and I have a very good relationship so I just wanted to hear it from him rather than second- and third-hand from the press,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is all from their earnings call and on an earnings call you have to give the worst-case scenario.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/05\/18\/scott-bessent-trump-tariff-uncertainty-negotiation-tactic-trade-war-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fortune.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that the Trump administration&#8217;s tariff zig-zags are a feature, not a bug. 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