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Trump tariffs appear aimed at closing the trade deficit. Experts are skeptical it'll work
An overall trade deficit occurs when the monetary value of a country’s imports exceeds that of its exports. Trump’s tariffs ...
India trade deficit with China widens to record $99.2 billion amid dumping concerns
India recorded a trade deficit of $99.2 billion with China in the 2024/25 fiscal year that ended in March, trade data showed, ...
‘Totally Silly.’ Trump’s Focus on Trade Deficit Bewilders Economists.
Behind Trump’s new tariffs is a goal that is as ambitious as it is unrealistic: eliminating the bilateral trade deficit with ...
Economists Say America’s Trade Deficits, Which Trump Seeks to Close With Tariffs, Are a Sign of Dominance Not Weakness
The faster the U.S. economy grows, the more imports Americans tend to buy and the wider trade deficits tend to get.
Netanyahu says he'll eliminate Israel's trade deficit with the US. Here are the biggest exports between the 2 allies.
Netanyahu said he will eliminate Israel's trade deficit with the US, which totaled $7.4 billion in goods in 2024.
India's March trade deficit wider than expected on high oil, gold imports
India's merchandise trade deficit in March at $21.54 billion was wider than expected due to a sharp rise in oil and gold ...
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Trump misreading a sign of American economic strength -- trade deficits -- as a weakness
In an executive order released the same day, the White House said the move was necessary to address "the national emergency ...
No, that’s not what a trade deficit means – and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs
To calculate its ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory. We are all going to pay the price.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins misleads on trade deficit by cherry picking data
During Trump’s first term, the U.S. recorded its first agricultural trade deficit in nearly 60 years, USDA reported. ​ ...