Trump’s Trade Strategy: Quality Over Speed in 2025’s High-Stakes Deals

Deadlines take a backseat as the administration doubles down on deal craftsmanship.

Subheader: The Art of the Deal—Now With More Patience

No more rushed handshakes—Trump’s team is laser-focused on ironclad terms, even if Wall Street twitches at the delay. (Funny how 'strategic patience' only applies when it’s not their bonuses on the line.)

Subheader: Trade Winds Shift—Slowly

Forget arbitrary timelines. The new mantra? Get it right or don’t bother—a philosophy that’s either refreshing or infuriating depending on your portfolio’s liquidity.

Closer: In a world of meme-stock immediacy, this old-school approach might just be the ultimate disruption.

Bessent calls for a review of the US Fed’s role

Later, Bessent called for a broad review of the Federal Reserve’s role, extending beyond its recent building renovation controversy. “What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” 

He asked whether the Fed had met its goals and compared the situation to one where, if the Aviation Administration made repeated mistakes, it would face a full inquiry into its procedures.

His remarks come as tension builds between the central bank and Washington. It remains unclear how Fed review will be structured or take place. Over the past week, reports circulated that President Trump was weighing the dismissal of Federal Reserve Chair Powell, moves that raised legal questions, only for the president to later deny any plan to fire him.

Bessent, frequently named the Powell successor and rumored to be acting as an adviser to dissuade the president from removing the chair, said Trump gathers many viewpoints before deciding. “President Trump solicits a whole range of opinions and then makes a decision,” Bessent said, referring to a Wall Street Journal, which reported that Bessent urged Trump not to fire Powell. “He takes a lot of inputs, and at the end of the day, it’s his decision.”

The president has publicly pressed the Fed to sharply cut the benchmark overnight borrowing rate, a demand seen as unlikely to be met regardless of who leads the central bank. 

The administration has also criticized cost overruns on a $2.5 billion renovation project for two Fed buildings in the country’s capital. Officials are said to be planning an on‑site visit to inspect the work in person.

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