The U.S. hopes to wrap up trade talks with more than a dozen nations by the start of September, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, implying that the administration isn't holding to the July 9 deadline that it originally set to conclude negotiations,

President Trump said the United States would send out letters telling other countries “what they have to pay,” even as other officials said negotiations could be extended past a July deadline.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration’s agenda for trade agreements could get wrapped up by the Labor Day holiday, indicating some negotiations are likely to extend past the upcoming July deadline for elevated reciprocal tariffs.