DURBAN (Reuters) - South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Wednesday that an "African agenda" including climate change and cross-border payment systems was still due to be discussed by G20 finance chiefs amid fears that tariffs would overshadow the gathering.

That looming U.S.-China trade deadline? Don’t think too much about it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is counseling investors.

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Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and BRICS countries look set to overshadow this week's meeting of G20 finance chiefs in Durban, South Africa.

(Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Friday, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, ahead of an August 1 deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States.

President Trump said Scott Bessent could potentially lead the Federal Reserve but the former hedge-fund manager wasn't his top choice because he was doing a good job as Treasury secretary. "Well he's an option.

The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks for its next leader.

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