The U.S. trade deficit fell to its lowest monthly level since 2009 in October, a twist in volatile trade flows over the past ...

Taken in absolute terms at the end of each presidential term, the claim is true. However, while a U.S. president can direct policy and campaign for certain spending priorities and tax reforms, the ...

President Donald Trump believes that tariffs will shrink the trade deficit by getting more Americans to buy U.S. stuff instead of foreign stuff. But in economics, things don’t work quite that simply.