Enhancing Trade: U.S. and South Korea Seek Equilibrium

US Treasury's Bessent encouraged by 'productive' Japan, South Korea trade talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was encouraged by "productive" early trade talks with Japan and South Korea this week, the Treasury said in a statement on Friday.

Korea, US agree on achieving 'expedient, meaningful' progress toward reciprocal trade: USTR

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said Friday that Korea and the United States agreed to seek "expedient and meaningful" progress toward "reciprocal and balanced" trade during a bilateral meeting in Washington the previous day. In a release, the office cast the meeting between USTR Jamieson Greer and Ahn Duk-geun, Korea's minister of trade, industry and energy (MOTIE), as "productive." The two sides met as Seoul is angling to se…

Enhancing Trade: U.S. and South Korea Seek Equilibrium

Enhancing Trade: U.S. and South Korea Seek Equilibrium The U.S. Treasury Department expressed optimism on Friday following productive discussions between U.S. and South Korean officials aimed at promoting an 'expanded equilibrium' to bolster trade relations.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer engaged in talks with South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun.The dialogue…

Scott Bessent sees good progress with Japan and South Korea in trade negotiations

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said early talks with Japan and South Korea this week were “productive,” according to Reuters on Friday. After meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato in Washington, Bessent said he “welcomed the strong start” between the two countries as they...

‘They came with their A game’: Trump, Bessent reveal which country could be close to making trade deal

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Thursday that negotiations over a potential trade agreement with South Korea are making progress. Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs via an April 9 post on Truth Social that also announced substantial increases on tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States, a week after he initially unveiled the duties on imports. Be…