Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building ...

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in September, touching the lowest level in more than five years, as exports accelerated and imports rose marginally, suggesting that trade likely provided ...

These metrics are bad proxies for prosperity, but they reveal just how flawed the president's arguments have been.

Tim Baker at Deutsche Bank argues the US’s larger current account deficit relative to other major economies reflects an expensive dollar. But President Donald Trump’s crusade to weaken the dollar and ...

U.S. trade deficit in manufactured goods was $131.3 billion higher in first nine months of 2025 than first nine months of 2024. U.S. manufacturers’ durable goods shipments were up by $19.3 billion in ...

The widely anticipated effects of President Donald Trump's tariff program are starting to emerge in the macroeconomic data. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report on import prices shows costs ...

The trade deficit has narrowed to its smallest since mid-2020, down more than 35% over last year — and more proof that President Donald J. Trump’s America First trade agenda is working. President ...

This chart shows countries/regional economies with the biggest trade surpluses/deficits with China in October 2025.

President Trump is adhering to economic theory with regard to his tariff policies and trade deficits; with time it will pay off. He understands that America’s perennial trade deficits predispose to ...

How should we assess whether President Donald Trump's tariffs have been effective? It's an important question—yet frustratingly difficult to answer. Trump has outlined overlapping, confusing, and ...

India's merchandise trade deficit declined to a five-month low of $24.53 billion in November, driven by a fall in gold, oil ...