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Scott Bessent: If you don’t move things along, then on August 1 you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level.

On the recordJuly 6, 2025
If you don’t move things along, then on August 1 you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level.
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Scott Bessent
Source
cnn.com
Jul 6, 2025

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Bessent warns trading partners of reverting to higher tariff levels if no progress is made.

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