Donald Trump caps off a week of tariff threats

Donald Trump on Friday afternoon oversaw the swearing in of his new top tariff official, confirmed a plan that will likely consider digital service taxes as akin to tariffs, and again promised to impose reciprocal tariffs “soon.” The comments capped off a week of trade threats from the Oval Office even as evidence emerged that Americans are growing wary that new duties could be reflected in their prices. “The tariffing is going to be interesting,” Trump promised as he spoke to reporters in the Oval Office. He was joined Friday by Howard Lutnick, the new Commerce secretary who was sworn…