US Treasury chief Bessent warns Canada on trade fights, slams EU-India deal

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the US and Canada were likely ‍to end up in a “good place” on trade but warned Washington’s northern neighbour not to launch a political fight in advance of coming talks on the US-Mexico-Canada ‌free trade deal. In an interview on CNBC, Bessent added that he ‍was disappointed by Europe’s decision to strike a major trade deal with India and defended US President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on South Korean goods. As...