Stocks, already recovering from the prior day's sell off, soared higher on news of the remarks from Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a closed-door investor summit Tuesday that the tariff standoff with China cannot be sustained by both sides and that the world’s two largest economies will have to find ways to de-escalate.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he believes there will be a de-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions, but described future negotiations with Beijing as a "slog" that has not started yet, according to a person who heard his closed-door presentation to investors at a JP Morgan conference.