Key Takeaways Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S.-China tariff war is "unsustainable" and will likely "de-escalate."Bessent's comments fueled a stock market rally due to the prospect of a deal ending a trade war that could be destructive to both economies.

“The global economic system under which most countries have operated for the last 80 years is being reset, ushering the world into a new era,” the financial agency wrote in a blog post. The IMF noted the flurry of tariffs Trump has levied or threatened against hundreds of countries and major trade partners.

Ever since President Donald Trump introduced his first set of higher tariffs, it’s been a waiting game to see just how big an impact they’ll have on the global economy.