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 ...

As he announced a broad set of new tariffs targeting imports from around the world, President Donald Trump declared his intention to reduce America's trade deficit. "Chronic trade deficits are no ...

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 ...

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 ...

The numbers: The trade deficit fell a few months ago to a 16-year low, but it was fool’s gold. The U.S. is still running a trade gap near historically high levels. In November, the deficit almost ...

The U.S. trade deficit with the world will set a record in 2025, which will be the fourth record in Trump’s five years in office, according to my analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. It will surpass ...

The Trump administration’s recently released 2026 Trade Policy Agenda declares that “America is back.” It argues that tariffs, “reciprocal” trade deals and sector-specific interventions are rebuilding ...

President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policy, aimed at rewriting the rules of global commerce, has so far failed to curb U.S. imports or slash the trade deficit as promised, data released Thursday ...

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