Bessent: U.S. ‘about to finish up with Korea’

The U.S. and South Korea are close to wrapping up negotiations on a trade deal announced earlier this year but not yet implemented due to differences over some of its terms, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. “I think we are about to finish up with Korea,” he said during an interview on CNBC, in response to a question about which trade negotiations – beyond talks with China – were occupying him most. In July, the U.S. and South...