The fall October’s deficit relative to September’s is entirely due to swings in pharmaceutical imports and gold imports (and exports). Ironically, neither category has been subject to tariffs. Fear of ...

Facts around the balance of imports and exports under President Trump and his tariffs can seem impossibly contradictory. For example, the trade deficit during the last 14 months of President Biden's ...

President Donald Trump posted a humiliating economic statistic Tuesday that revealed his kindergarten-level understanding of economics. A widening trade deficit is not a good sign for Trump’s economy, ...

One year after the Trump Administration coined the term the "dirty 15,” the results are in: The cumulative 2025 trade deficit for the 15 trade partners with which the United States had its largest ...

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Recently released data covering the whole of 2025 contain good news. The trend for the trade deficit over the course of the year and one measure of foreign investment into the US both offer numbers ...

The largest monthly U.S. trade deficit is now with Taiwan, the third country in the last four months to have the dubious distinction that was once the sole province of that poster child of trade ...

U.S. posts its third-largest trade deficit ever. China is a big loser, while Vietnam and Taiwan are winners. High tariffs haven't had much effect on chronic U.S. trade deficits. High tariffs were ...

Talk about bad timing. On Wednesday, President Trump boasted on social media that the U.S. trade deficit had been reduced by 78 percent thanks to his comprehensive tariff regime, a claim apparently ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a trade forecast showing the farm trade gap narrowing significantly during fiscal year (FY) 2026. The forecast shows the agricultural trade ...

OTTAWA—A retreat in Canadian exports of autos, gold and aircraft to start the year drove the country’s trade deficit with the world to its widest level in five months in January. Canada recorded a ...

Facts around the balance of imports and exports under President Trump and his tariffs can seem impossibly contradictory. For example, the trade deficit during the last 14 months of President Biden's ...