Indeed, by definition, a country’s trade balance ... it will register a trade deficit. The United States’ negative trade balance, which the country has registered every year starting in ...

A trade deficit occurs when a nation imports more ... That additional spending has to, by definition, go towards foreign goods and services. Financing that spending happens in the form of either ...

The persistent U.S. trade deficits mean that, by definition, Americans are purchasing more goods and services from abroad because they prefer the quality and cost combinations offered by these ...

The U.S. trade deficit marked a record-breaking decline in April, as a barrage of steep new tariffs muted the rush of imports ...