消息：美财长贝森特在关税决策上扮演次要角色
知情者说，美国特朗普政府的关税政策主要是由特朗普核心圈子里的一小撮人决定，财政部长贝森特仅扮演次要角色。
彭博社星期六（4月5日）报道，自特朗普公布对等关税完整清单，华尔街股市连续两天重挫，贝森特的手机就不停发出闪烁通知，与他之前所在行业相关的高管向他发送大量短信。
知情人士透露，多名对冲基金经理和金融高管联系贝森特，要求他帮忙说服特朗普改变关税政策。
毕竟作为索罗斯基金管理公司的前首席投资官，贝森特有条件成为特朗普的心腹。外界认为他可以向特朗普解释，极端的新关税将损害经济，而且会继续对市场造成严重破坏。
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