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Trade deficit
Trade gap in goods sinks for third consecutive month
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 30, 2019
The causes? The trade war and a slowing global economy.
Trade deficit narrows as trade tensions continue to bite
Nov 5, 2019
Tariffs on foreign-made imports to the U.S., and retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, are dragging down exports and imports.
Trade deficit widens in March
May 9, 2019
The overall deficit getting bigger isn't necessarily a bad thing, said Dan Ikenson, director of the Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute.
Why Trump didn't shrink the trade deficit in 2018
Mar 7, 2019
Americans imported a record number of goods last year, according to new data from the Commerce Department released Wednesday. U.S. service exports also hit a record high. The net effect was the largest trade deficit since 2008 — $621 billion, up nearly 13 percent from the prior year. However, many economists say the U.S. trade deficit […]
Here’s how deficit-inducing tax cuts lead to trade deficits
Sep 5, 2018
The U.S. trade deficit in July surged to a five-month high, $50.1 billion, as exports of products like soybeans and civilian aircraft fell, while imports reached record levels. President Donald Trump regularly complains about trade deficits, but his own spending policies tend to undermine the goal of lowering the trade gap. One part of the […]
The U.S. trade deficit got smaller in April but a wider lens shows a less rosy picture
Jun 6, 2018
Fluctuations in the trade deficit coupled with recent trade tensions cause a rebalancing of trade flow.
The U.S. wants China to buy more American goods to help lower the trade deficit. Does it work that way?
May 18, 2018
There’s been a little bit of confusion these past couple days on how trade talks with China are going. U.S. officials told CNN that China had offered to bump up purchases of American goods by $200 billion. Chinese officials said that’s not true. The Trump administration believes that the trade deficit with China could be brought […]
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China's carrot and stick approach to U.S. tariffs
by
Jennifer Pak
Mar 26, 2018
The U.S. has accused the country of forcing American firms to transfer technology to gain access to its markets.
What exactly is Trumponomics?
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
May 11, 2017
The Economist thinks it's 'dangerous.'
Trump to sign executive orders targeting trade abuses
Mar 31, 2017
Trump wants to target the trade deficit, which he argues imperils U.S. workers.