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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 Korean trade negotiators meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick

South Korea's top trade negotiators met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, with both sides reaffirming their ...

Trump Commerce Secretary Dishes On President’s Bizarre Bedtime Calls

President Donald Trump tucks his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, into bed with a phone call most nights, according to a ...

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 ...