More than 50 nations have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks since US President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping new tariffs, his economic advisers have said.

Over 50 countries that have reached out to the Trump administration to negotiate tariff deals, according to a White House advisor.

US National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett denied the tariffs were part of a strategy by Trump to crash financial markets to pressure the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

More than 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks, a top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump said on Sunday as US officials sought to defend sweeping new tariffs that have unleashed global turmoil.

A top economic adviser to President Donald Trump said on Sunday that over 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks as US

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday.Bessent discussed President Donald Trump's tariffs and this week's stock

Global markets have nose-dived as Trump’s 10% ‘baseline’ tariff came into effect today.