Bessent Says Trump’s Tariff Hike to 15% Likely This Week

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump’s plan to increase a broad 10% tariff rate to 15% will likely be done this week.

“That’s likely sometime this week,” Bessent said Wednesday on CNBC in response to a question about when the increase to 15% would be implemented.