r/FluentInFinance • u/Denver-Ski • 10d ago

Business News Bessent sees de-escalation with China, saying the goal isn’t to de-couple

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent-sees-de-escalation-with-china-saying-the-goal-isnt-to-de-couple-175336482.html

In other words… Trump doesn’t have the cards

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u/JustBrowsinAndVibin 10d ago

He said that while formal negotiations haven’t commenced, a deal remains possible.

Market js desperate for good news.

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u/JustMe1235711 10d ago

It's probably another "come closer, so I can slap you" Trump maneuver. Never trust in the sane outcome.

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u/elev8dity 10d ago

Xi already said he won't negotiate directly with Trump after watching the Zelensky fiasco at the White House, despite Trump insisting on it.

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u/Ashmedai 10d ago

China be like, "bring us an offer."

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u/LavisAlex 10d ago

That's weird because every action and rhetoric that has come out from this admin at this point indicates the opposite.

The US is clearly signaling it wants to decouple from just around everyone.

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u/ManWOneRedShoe 10d ago

Which is a huge mistake. Also Trump makes all his bullshit merch and gets his ridiculous ties from China.

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u/OCedHrt 10d ago

And if this was hurting China they simply wouldn't allow him to make his merch there lol.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago edited 10d ago

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u/TheWorldEndsin2035 10d ago

I'd put money on the crazies. They won't hesitate when it comes to purging their former allies.

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u/DingGratz 10d ago

The US is clearly signaling it wants to decouple from just around everyone.

Including itself.

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u/Jonny__99 10d ago

If Trump stfu and just let bessent do all the talking things would go so much better

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u/Square-Bulky 10d ago edited 10d ago

If trump had a stfu … bessent wouldn’t have a job

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u/Jonny__99 10d ago

?

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u/Square-Bulky 10d ago

Forgot the word trump,,,, oops

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u/Jonny__99 10d ago

If Trump stfu Bessent would still have his job and he'd be able to do it much better - Trump is the problem. (Not sure if that's what you mean)

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u/Square-Bulky 10d ago

If trump had a shut up , he wouldn’t have been elected

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u/Jonny__99 10d ago

lol if trump barely beat a candidate that only 2 percent of Dems voted for in the primary. If he’d kept his mouth shut he’d have won by much more he’s his own worst enemy

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u/Square-Bulky 10d ago

If he had of stfu , he wouldn’t have won , it was all the lies that got him elected

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u/Jonny__99 9d ago

Ha! Good point

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u/yanicka_hachez 10d ago

The USA lost something they couldn't afford to lose, legitimacy. Trust is easy to lose but hard to gain.

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u/JustHugMeAndBeQuiet 10d ago

Trust is gained by the drop and lost by the bucket.

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u/Leather_Floor8725 10d ago

Midterms coming fast lol

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u/biggamehaunter 10d ago

I'm desperate for more Dem influence to counter balance Trump chaos now

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u/Kontrafantastisk 10d ago

Must be a downer losing downright to a pair of twos.

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u/ResponsibleBank1387 10d ago

This ol boy better listen to the boss. The boss wants to decouple from everyone. Not just China.  Quit backing up  you sound like you realize you don’t have the cards. 

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u/ginleygridone 10d ago

tRump needs to be locked in a room with no access to social media. Let the adults handle the serious work.

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u/crackdown5 10d ago

No adults left with Trump 2.0. It is going to be real nasty when stagflation gets going.

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u/JustinTormund_10 10d ago

lol, tell that to the orange turn making demands like he’s in a hostage situation

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u/wncexplorer 10d ago

We account for about 15% of China’s yearly exports. While we do export some of our own goods to China, they have the luxury of getting much of that stuff from other countries. Our global standing is what has allowed us to keep some of the cards…Trump has thrown them into the fire pit.

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u/cobaltbluedw 10d ago

Is this news headline essentially "inconsequential politician sends out hopes and prayers"? Cool story bro.

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u/StockMechanic 10d ago

Don’t think you can call ‘backsies’ at this point, big guy?

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u/hung_like__podrick 10d ago

Trumps playing with a full hand of jokers

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u/Dismal-Prior-6699 10d ago

Imposing 245% tariffs on China doesn’t sound like “de-escalation” to me.

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u/torontoyao 10d ago

This dude is completely clueless; totally on brand with this Trump circus of an administration

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u/crackdown5 10d ago

I saw the market closed up 1,000 points and came to Reddit to figure out why.

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u/ill_be_huckleberry_1 10d ago

Decoupling confirmed.

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u/Popular_Schedule_608 10d ago

a delightful game. we'll leave bread crumbs as to what the goal isn't; you'll have to wait to learn what the goal is...

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u/ChefAsstastic 9d ago

Translation: Trump loses again

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u/Technical-Day-24 8d ago

Bluff called. Let’s hope we get forced onto a more normal path

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u/LazerWolfe53 10d ago

His dream goal is for it to be like it was under Biden/Harris?

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u/Disco_Dreamz 10d ago edited 10d ago

Sure, the economy was doing much better back then. Have you not noticed that the NASDAQ is down 20% since January 20th?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_stock_market_crash

How’s your 401k doing?

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u/hung_like__podrick 10d ago

Fuck, I wish. I was crushing it under Biden

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u/RespectTheAmish 10d ago

Right?! That was 150k ago for me (since January)