Scott Bessent told a group of investors that he expected trade tensions with China to de-escalate.

The International Monetary Fund expects slower growth and higher inflation in the U.S. as a result of President Trump’s trade policies.

The I.M.F. and World Bank are holding their spring meetings as President Trump’s trade war upends the global economy.

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.

The Treasury secretary received counsel and criticism from some of his predecessors over President Trump’s policies.

Soybean producers warn that farms could go under as the Trump administration hits China with new tariffs of 145 percent.

Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, will tell senators the U.S. is economy is in need of “drastic, overdue change.”

Economists and legal experts question how the strongest economy in the world can be facing a national emergency over the trade deficit.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, but inflation-weary consumers might disagree.

The Congressional Budget Office said that the so-called X-date could occur as early as spring if Congress does not lift or suspend the nation’s debt...