U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown with China is unsustainable and expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told investors Tuesday that the US-China trade war is unsustainable and he expects the battle to de-escalate, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN, giving a brief boost to a Wall Street rally that had taken shape this morning.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told an investor gathering behind closed doors on Tuesday that the tariff standoff with China can’t last and that he thinks things will calm down. People who attended Bessent’s session at an event in Washington,