Swiss president calls U.S. tariff talks ‘disappointing’ and hopes U.S.-China meeting goes better

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter’s talks with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not ease stiff U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods.

Switzerland’s president lamented “disappointing” talks Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ease stiff U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods, but she expressed hope for a solution to a more consequential U.S.-China face-off on tariffs in Geneva this weekend.