Trump’s tariffs program is based on flawed assumptions about the trade deficit
While persistent trade deficits are worrisome for many countries, that isn’t the case for the U.S.—and that’s a good thing.
UK Statistics Body Postpones Trade Data After Finding Errors
The UK’s statistics body postponed the release of trade figures due on Friday after finding multiple errors in the data that ...
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Trade Deficits Are Capital Surpluses
Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Amanda R. Gray/U.S. Navy The Commerce Department reported a record $918.4 billion U.S. trade deficit in 2024. President Trump believes a trade deficit is harmful to ...
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Things Everyone Should Know About Trade Deficits
Among the most common economic justifications for tariffs today is that they’re needed to shrink a U.S. trade deficit that has long cost us jobs and dragged down economic growth. On both the ...
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Trade Deficits Are Capital Surpluses
The Commerce Department reported a record $918.4 billion U.S. trade deficit in 2024. President Trump believes a trade deficit is harmful to the American economy because it signifies that the U.S ...