US EditionSwiss president hopes 'Holy Spirit' might guide US-China weekend talks in Geneva over tariffs
- Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter met U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Geneva on Friday to discuss U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods.
- The talks followed President Trump’s imposition of 31% reciprocal tariffs on Swiss goods and a 90-day tariff pause announced after an April 9 call with Keller-Sutter.
- Keller-Sutter described the discussions as convivial yet disappointing since they did not reduce the high U.S. Tariffs Swiss exports face amid broader U.S.-China tensions.
- The United States applies 31% tariffs on Swiss goods, 145% on Chinese imports, while China retaliates with 125% tariffs on U.S. Products, intensifying trade friction.
- The Geneva discussions, featuring weekend negotiations involving Scott Bessent and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, seek to reduce tariff conflicts but face uncertain chances of a rapid breakthrough.
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Swiss president hopes 'Holy Spirit' will guide US-China tariff talks
The Swiss government said its talks with Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were “convivial and constructive” and were aimed to lay out the guidelines for a deal on the issue of customs duties to be discussed again in coming weeks.
Swiss president calls U.S. tariff talks ‘disappointing’ and hopes U.S.-China meeting goes better
Switzerland’s president lamented “disappointing” talks Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ease stiff U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods, but she expressed hope for a solution to a more consequential U.S.-China face-off on tariffs in Geneva this weekend. Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter, who also serves as finance minister, said she was nonetheless encouraged by the talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besse…
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Swiss president hopes 'Holy Spirit' might guide US-China weekend talks in Geneva over tariffs
Switzerland’s president has lamented “disappointing” talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ease stiff U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods.
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