Lutnick backs broad approach to tariffs, insists they don't cause inflation
President Trump's pick to lead the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnick, on Wednesday said he would support imposing blanket tariffs on a country-by-country basis. Why it matters: If confirmed, Lutnick will be at the center of executing Trump's go-to geopolitical tool — but how exactly the administration should do so highlights a divide among its economic officials.