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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick walked outside the White House Wednesday. (Kent Nishimura/Reuters) U.S. tariffs on China aren’t going up, at least in the short term, Commerce Secretary Howard ...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) confronted Lutnick over the administration’s reluctance to accept zero-tariff agreements, using Vietnam as an example.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told senators Wednesday that he expects to complete an analysis and set the standard for tariffs on aircraft parts by the end of the month.
Lutnick declined to offer specifics on the discussions. He struck an upbeat tone. “They felt good yesterday, and that was really uplifting,” he said, referring to the U.S. delegation.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the administration of President Donald Trump would keep the 10% baseline tariffs on global imports for the "foreseeable future." ...
You can hardly turn on the television without catching an interview with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a billionaire and former Wall Street executive. But much of what he says is economically ...
When Lutnick was asked if robots would be taking most of the jobs in the scenario he described, he replied that "all these automated arms and stuff" still need human operators to fix them.
In 2024, Mr. Lutnick was a major donor to Mr. Trump and then co-chair of his transition team. Mr. Lutnick vied to become Treasury secretary, but lost out to the hedge fund manager Scott Bessent.
True, Lutnick hasn’t been the best spokesman for the cause, and markets like that Trump’s erudite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a former currency trader, is now taking the lead.
Others see Lutnick, 63, as trying to expand his influence. He’s made moves to fold the U.S. Postal Service, an independent agency, into the Commerce Department.
Others see Lutnick, 63, as trying to expand his influence. He’s made moves to fold the U.S. Postal Service, an independent agency, into the Commerce Department.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick shed light on President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff pause and addressed critics of the policy on 'Special Report.' ...