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US commerce secretary says Europe must open markets to get lower tariff deal
The European Union must open up its markets for U.S. exports in order to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce a ...
No extension on 1 August tariff deadline, says US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
So no extensions, no more grace periods. August 1, the tariffs are set. They'll go into place. Customs will start collecting ...
Commerce Secretary Lutnick says next two weeks will be "for the record books" as Trump presses for tariff deals
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed confidence Sunday that the Trump administration will cut trade deals with key U.S ...
South Korea minister meets US commerce secretary in effort to reach tariff deal
South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and reaffirmed a ...
Trump Commerce Secretary Lutnick says U.S. auto CEOs are ‘cool with' higher tariffs than Japan
The head of the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, raised concerns ...
Kansas commerce secretary laments taxpayer cost of repeat audits of grant program
The new chapter in the auditing series focused on Kansas’ decision to require grant recipients to contribute a 25% match to qualify for an ARPA award. Auditors reviewed the decision to allow ...
Commerce honcho Lutnick and Trump talk ‘most nights’: report
Lutnick and President Donald Trump speak on the phone most nights, at around one in the morning, just after Lutnick gets in ...
Commerce Secretary Lutnick urges for lower rates, adds Powell has to go
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Federal Reserve should lower interest rates and that Fed Chair Jerome Powell "has ...