America is close to clinching several trade deals ahead of a July 9 deadline when higher tariffs were due to kick in, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered some more clues about tariff/trade negotiations as the president's latest deadline approaches this week. "We are going to have several announcements in the next 48 hours,

Major US trading partners hurried over the weekend to secure trade deals or lobby for extra time, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that some countries lacking an agreement by the deadline Wednesday will have the option of a three-week extension to negotiate.