Some policymakers have prioritized reducing the U.S. trade deficit, arguing that Americans are losing on trade, and pointing to the deficit as evidence. But economists disagree on whether it actually ...

The U.S. imported more than it exported in August, according to an early estimate out last week. The trade deficit rose a steep 11% to $133 billion. An updated measure will come out Tuesday, Oct. 6, ...

The U.S. trade deficit is surging despite Trump tariffs. See what it could mean for inflation, prices, jobs and your ...

The gap between U.S. exports and imports, which remained at a relatively high level in September, has defied efforts by ...

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The U.S. fiscal trajectory is unsustainable, with debt-to-GDP projected to reach 123% by 2036 and 251% within 30 years. Recent fiscal policies, notably the OBBBA and tariffs, expand the deficit; GAO ...

Per person, Canadians buy far more from us than we buy from them. Trump's focus on trade deficits ignores population and ...

Based on some of my recent posts on CD about trade, US trade policy, and tariffs, I was invited by the opinion editor of the LA Times to write an op-ed summarizing some of my thoughts about trade.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The U.S. trade deficit surged for the fourth consecutive month, reaching $109.26 billion in ...

We’ve heard for years now from Donald Trump about how China has perpetrated one of the “greatest thefts in the history of the world” when it comes to trade with the U.S. His latest Tweets today (above ...

For decades, politicians of both parties have treated America's trade deficit as a national scoreboard—as though a smaller deficit automatically means a stronger economy. It does not. The real ...