Trade talks probably won’t be done by Trump’s July 9 deadline, Treasury Secretary Bessent says | CNN Business

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said he thinks trade negotiations could be “wrapped up” by Labor Day, providing a more relaxed framework for inking deals than the previously prescribed July 9 deadline.

Bessent said in an interview on Fox Business that the United States has 18 “important trading partners” that it is seeking to make deals with.

“If we can ink 10 or 12 of the important 18 … then I think we could have trade wrapped up by Labor Day,” Bessent said.

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