Will the US trade deals get done on time?

Wake Up to Money

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4.4 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he expects a busy 72 hours as countries try to make trade agreements with the US before the Wednesday deadline. Sean Farrington speaks to one expert representing international busines.

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0:38.8	Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money.
0:40.8	It is, of course, the 7th of July, which means it was 20 years ago this morning.
0:44.9	At the height of rush hour, lives were changed forever as those 7-7 attacks took place in London.
0:51.0	We'll reflect on the impact it had on the financial district of the city, both that
0:54.8	day and since. Also on the show, ahead of this deadline for countries to make deals with the US
1:00.7	to avoid tariffs. The Treasury Secretary over there, Scott Besant, said a lot of work is due to
1:06.2	happen in the coming days. I'm not going to give away the playbook because we're going to be
1:10.6	very busy over the
1:11.7	next 72 hours. They're sending letters out later today, President Trump saying the US has made some
1:16.9	trade deals with trading partners. We'll get into that. The UK government wants bereavementally leave
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