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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Markets will keep tanking until Trump tells them what it is he actually wants, Treasury’s Bessent reportedly tells president

U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and U.S. President Donald Trump look on during The White House Digital Assets Summit in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images)
  • President Trump must provide a road map to investors on how he intends to chart a way out of the current tariff downturn before it spirals out of control, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told him, according to a report in Politico.

President Trump needs to temper his tough trade talk by adding achievable and measurable goals that can provide the basis for discussions, he was advised, or equity markets will continue to sell off.

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