Officials undertake to stay on their path while the two countries defend

US President Donald Trump’s advisers defended the open customs duties on imports and pledged to stay on the path, despite market turmoil and calls to avoid trade war.

In a series of television interviews, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted on the recent securities markets, and Howard Lottenic, Minister of Commerce, insisted that “the next tariff.”

“There is no reason” to anticipate a recession as a result of the disturbances. “This is an amendment process,” he said.

At the same time, another other adviser, Kevin Haysit, said that more than 50 countries contacted Trump to try to negotiate a deal.

All three major stock indicators in the United States fell by more than 5 % on Friday, while the S&P 500 decreased by nearly 6 % in the worst week of the US Securities Market since 2020.

The state -owned media said that in a sign of the continuation of the fragility of the market this week, the Saudi Stock Exchange – which is trading on Sunday – ended with almost 7 % less, and the largest daily loss since the epidemic.

Lutnick, which was challenged on the disturbances, was challenged by CBS News on Sunday that the “basic” tariff was 10 % on all imports, which entered into force the day before, will definitely remain “in place for several days and weeks.

Lootnick went on to say that the mutual definitions were still on the right track.

Highly 60 countries is scheduled to enter into about 60 countries, called “The Worse Criminals”, on Wednesday, April 9.

When asked about these definitions, Lootnick said they were coming. “[Trump] He announced this and he was not joking. “

Bessent use an interview with Meet the Press on NBC to argue that Trump has “created the maximum amount of leverage for himself, and more than 50 countries have come close to management about lowering trade other than fire, reducing customs tariffs, and stopping currency manipulation.”

Kevin Haysit, another economic advisor to Trump, rejected the claim that more than 50 countries have expressed their desire to start negotiations. Hassate, nor BESSENT, did not give more details that the two countries were in touch.

Elsewhere, Indonesia and Taiwan said during the weekend that they would not impose a retaliatory tariff after the United States announced the imposition of 32 % on imports from both countries.

Vietnam leader, to LAM, asked Trump to delay a 46 % duty of Vietnamese exports to the United States through “at least 45 days”, according to a message seen by the French News Agency and New York Times.

However, China announced on Friday that it will impose a 34 % tariff on all American imports, starting on Thursday, April 10.

UK Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer warned on Saturday that “the world, as we knew, was gone.”

Starmer said that the UK government will continue to pressure for an economic agreement with the United States, which avoids some definitions.

“The comprehensive trade war is in an interest, no one.”

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet commercial talks in Washington, DC.

“The first international leader to meet with Trump” since the introduction of the new definitions.

He says this indicates “their personal contact and the relationship between our necessary countries at this time.”

The anti -Trump protests were held in cities throughout the United States During the weekendIn the largest offer in the country’s opposition since the president took office in January.

Hundreds of thousands of people came out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC, among other cities, with demonstrators who cited grievances in the Trump agenda ranging from social to economic issues.

Trump urged the United States to “suspend it strongly” after market turmoil, but it remains to see how Asian markets will interact when they are opened on Monday.