The Secretary of the US Treasury Scott Bessent said at the end of Thursday that he opened up to the idea that the tariffs of other countries could go down or leave.

Key quotes

Open to the idea that the tariffs of other countries can go down or go down.
Ukraine Critical Minerals Agreement is completed, there is no longer negotiations.
Ukraine includes critical minerals, oil and gas as well as infrastructure resources.
Ukraine shows the American people that we have not been waste their money.

Market reaction

At the time of writing, the American dollar index (DXY) trads 0.03% higher on the day to trade at 107.32.