US commerce secretary Lutnick 'confident we'll get a deal done' with EU

US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he was confident the United States can secure a trade deal with the European Union, but August 1 is a hard deadline for tariffs to kick in.

Lutnick said he had just gotten off the phone with European trade negotiators and there was "plenty of room" for agreement.

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