It was a split screen Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill. One eye on the markets. The other eye on the Senate testimony of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. “Do you think your remarks will alter the markets in any way?” yours truly asked Greer as he walked to the hearing room in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “I’m just going to respond to the senators. Be candid as...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied the president’s move to implement a pause on his tariffs was the result of declines in the financial markets, which have been causing great concern for investors. The comments came after the president issued a pause Wednesday for 75 different countries, which, according to the Trump administration, have shown a willingness to negotiate trade deals in good faith with the United States. Simultaneously,...