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Top Bessent Aide, Daniel Katz, Expected to Be Tapped as No. 2 at I.M.F.

The appointment would come as the Trump administration has called for sweeping reforms at the global economic institution.

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The International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington. The United States is the largest shareholder of the I.M.F.
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U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ for a TikTok Sale

Top economic officials met in Madrid for a second day, with deadlines looming on tariffs and a ban on TikTok in the United States if it is not sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, far right, following trade talks with Chinese officials on Monday.
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U.S. and China Resume Talks on Tariffs and TikTok

Economic officials meeting in Madrid are seeking to head off a November tariff deadline.

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Jamieson Greer, left, the U.S. trade representative, and Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, met for trade talks in May with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, in Geneva.
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