Report: Lutnick's Tariff Stance Hinders US-Mexico Trade

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet's start with your next car.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Wall Street Journal reports that Mexico's push for relief from U.S. tariffs on its cars and metals has hit a new hurdle in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo Mexico is asking the guy who runs the tariffs to please stop the tariffs.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's like asking the bouncer to move the rope while you're standing in line.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOfficials in both countries say the talks continue, which sounds hopeful, and I'm choosing to hear it that way.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTalks continue. That's what a group project says at eleven p.m. when nobody has opened the document.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRude, and also accurate.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFor you, tariffs on cars and metals are the kind of thing that can show up in a sticker price at the dealership. Unfortunately, the report leaves the dollar amount blank.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe sticker price is the one thing nobody negotiates, even in a good week.