Why Trump can’t close the trade deficit
The prevailing dislike for imports among America’s political class has an old and bipartisan pedigree. At least since the ...
Trump’s reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy
Since the 1960s, tariffs — or import taxes — have emerged from negotiations between dozens of countries. Trump wants to seize ...
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What it means to have a high trade deficit — and why it's not always a bad thing
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with economist Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute about trade deficits and the role they play in international trade.
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US trade deficits at core of Trump tariff moves
Imposing punitive tariffs on countries with high trade surpluses with the United States has been at the heart of US President ...
Note to the White House: The U.S. Trade Deficit Is Homegrown
If President Trump were truly interested in eliminating the trade deficit, he could easily do so by balancing the federal ...
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Romania’s trade deficit remained high in 2024
After ending 2024 with a trade deficit of EUR33bn, the Romanian trade balance is set to continue to remain under pressure ...
Romania Insider3d
Romania's deficit of trade in goods widens to 9.4% of GDP in 2024
Romania's trade deficit in goods widened by 15% y/y to EUR 33.9 billion (9.4% of GDP) in 2024, particularly as the exports edged down while the imports advanced slower than the +9.5% y/y nominal GDP ...
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Opinion - Trade deficits are a distraction — focus instead on the debt
foreign borrowing and trade deficits are not well understood by politicians or the popular press. Nonetheless, these links are important because they mean that trade policies alone cannot overcome ...
Politico9d
Trump’s nemesis, the US trade deficit, hit record high in 2024
meaning they rise in value against other currencies, fueling imports and curtailing exports, he added. In addition, even though the goods trade deficit now is regularly above $1 trillion ...