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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Sunday that “more than 50 countries” have approached the Trump administration to bring down “non-tariff trade barriers,” reduce tariffs, and halt “currency manipulation” on their side.
“More than 50 countries have approached … the administration about lowering their non-tariff trade barriers, lowering their tariffs, stopping currency manipulation,” Bessent said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to moderator Kristen Welker.
“And … they’ve been bad actors for a long time. And it’s not the kind of thing you can negotiate away, be it in days or weeks,” he added.
On Thursday, markets dropped dramatically after President Trump announced a 10 percent tariff on goods imported into the United States, alongside other tariffs aimed at multiple U.S. trading partners. The economy did not fare better the following day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 2,200 points and the S&P 500 dropping by 10 percent over the course of Thursday and Friday.
In his “Meet the Press” appearance Sunday, Bessent referred to Trump’s tariffs a “one-time price adjustment,” stressing a distinction from continuous price increases due to inflation.
“Have you expressed any concerns to President Trump directly that his tariff policy could be inflationary?” Welker asked Bessent on Sunday.
“No, what I have said are tariffs are a one-time price adjustment,” Bessent responded.
“So, there’s a big difference between insipid, endemic inflation within the system and consistent price level increases and a one-time adjustment,” he added.
Trump also said Saturday that the tariffs will result in an “economic revolution.”
“We have been the dumb and helpless ‘whipping post,’ but not any longer,” the president said on Truth Social. “We are bringing back jobs and businesses like never before. Already, more than FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT, and rising fast!”
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hasset defended the president’s tariffs on Sunday, saying he didn’t think there will be a “big effect on the consumer in the U.S.”
Sencillo de Pham en la 11ª da triunfo a los Piratas 5-4 sobre los Yankees
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — El sencillo impulsor de Tommy Pham en la parte baja de la undécima entrada llevó a los Piratas de Pittsburgh a una victoria de 5-4 sobre los Yankees de Nueva York el domingo, logrando así su segunda victoria en ocho juegos.
Los Yankees anotaron tres veces en la novena entrada contra Ryan Borucki para empatar el juego a cuatro. El venezolano Oswald Peraza conectó un doble impulsor con dos outs y Trent Grisham siguió con un sencillo de dos carreras. Borucki intentaba conseguir el primer salvamento de su carrera de ocho años.
Jack Suwinski comenzó la undécima entrada como corredor automático en segunda base y robó tercera con un out. Pham luego conectó un batazo contra la pared del jardín izquierdo ante Devin Williams (0-1) para su quinto hit decisivo en su carrera. El abridor de los Piratas, Andrew Heaney, permitió solo una carrera en siete entradas mientras ponchaba a diez. Joey Wentz (1-1) lanzó una undécima entrada sin carreras para llevarse la victoria.
Los Piratas construyeron una ventaja de 4-1 contra el abridor de los Yankees, Will Warren, quien permitió cuatro carreras en cuatro entradas.
Por los Yankees, el dominicano Jasson Domínguez de 4-0 con una anotada.
Por los Piratas, los dominicanos Oneil Cruz de 4-1 y Enmanuel Valdez de 5-1 con una anotada.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
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