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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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Seoul's minister flies in 28% the bridge Trump couldn't block 22% the FIFA back channel 14% · newTSMC's $265 billion 12% everything else 24%
#1
Kim Jung-kwan lands in Washington after a 76-day gap

Shipbuilding, US investment and Coupang all on one week's agenda.

Kim Jung-kwan, Lutnick to Meet After 76 Days as US Investment Talks Draw Attention

Seoul Economic Daily · 2026-07-19
our translation

he let the silence run 76 days on purpose. the longer seoul waits for a meeting, the more they bring to it — shipyards, capex, and a retailer thrown in as a sweetener.

High-level talks in Washington this weekvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Lutnick claims half the Gordie Howe Bridge's net revenue
Two outlets carried the 50% boastvery sure · 2 sources
#3
The World Cup wire cycle keeps rolling through Commerce
new — Six outlets, one wire item, one dayhonestly, a hunch · 4 sources
#4
Another $100B from TSMC lands on the Commerce scoreboard
Single-outlet follow-up, story coolingpretty sure · 1 source
monday, july 20
Sit down with Korea's Kim Jung-kwan on shipbuilding and investment(on the schedule)
Repeat the '50% of net revenue' bridge line to at least one camera(reported)
Add the fresh TSMC $100B to the running chip-pledge tally(reported)
Check which Asian minister is asking for a meeting next(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Korea, U.S. to hold high-level talks in Washington this week

news.google.com · 2026-07-20

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