Switzerland has moved to the front of the queue for a trade deal with the United States, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, after the Alpine country hosted surprisingly successful U.

The U.S. and China ended high-stakes trade talks on a positive note on Sunday, with U.S. officials touting a "deal" to reduce the U.S. trade deficit, while Chinese officials said the sides had reached "important consensus" and agreed to launch another new economic dialogue forum.

The White House has issued a statement saying the U.S. announced a China trade deal after the conclusion of talks between the U.S. and Chinese delegations in Switzerland on Sunday. But it wasn't immediately clear whether a deal had actually materialized.

Bessent, Greer and He were meeting in Geneva after weeks of growing tensions prompted by Trump's tariff blitz starting in February and retaliation from Beijing that has brought nearly $600 billion in annual bilateral trade to a virtual standstill.

Switzerland and the United States have agreed to accelerate their trade talks and are determined to reach an agreement quickly, Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said on Friday, without specifying a time frame.

British travellers are one step closer to getting a direct train to Switzerland — and a significantly shorter journey. That’s because the UK and Switzerland have reached an agreement in a bid to resolve obstacles to the rail link,

London to Geneva in five hours by rail? Direct trains from St Pancras to Switzerland move step closer in boost for travellers - Journey times between St Pancras and Switzerland could be reduced to fiv