CNBC’s Eamon Javers sits down for an exclusive interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss the possibility of a Trump–Xi Jinping meeting, China’s purchases of Iranian oil, and more.

Wrapping up two days of U.S.-China trade talks in Stockholm, Bessent said he also expressed U.S. displeasure at China's continued purchases of sanctioned Iranian oil, and its sales of over $15 billion worth of dual-use technology goods to Russia that have bolstered Moscow's war against Ukraine.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire’s negatively framed questions on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s stance against

Top Trump administration officials insist that the Aug. 1 deadline is not changing, even as dozens of countries’ trade negotiations are unresolved.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks with China were “far reaching, robust and highly satisfactory” but that President Trump would ultimately decide if an extension of a tariff pause would happen.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that there’s “no rush” to identify a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and that a nominee could potentially come from current board members or the heads of the district banks.

The CNBC Fed Survey found the leading contenders to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair are Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh and Kevin Hassett, the National Economic Council director.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has already started — as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure for the top central banker to step aside before his term ends.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (NYSE:TSM) massive Arizona fabrication facility may produce just 7% of America’s semiconductor needs, highlighting regulatory obstacles hampering domestic chip