PANews reported on April 9 that according to Jinshi, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant said on Wednesday that he believes the Trump administration can reach a tariff agreement with U.S. allies as he prepares to lead negotiations with more than 70 countries in the coming weeks. Bessant said at the American Bankers Association conference in Washington that he will play a leading role in Trump's tariff negotiations. He added that despite the turmoil in financial markets, "Overall, the companies I talked to, the people who came, the CEOs and the people in the Treasury Department told me that the economy is very solid.