If President Trump were truly interested in eliminating the trade deficit, he could easily do so by balancing the federal ...

The prevailing dislike for imports among America’s political class has an old and bipartisan pedigree. At least since the ...

The US Department of Commerce says the combined goods and services trade deficit stretched to a gargantuan $918.4 billion in 2024. That's a 17% increase compared to 2023, although it's a little ...

Politicians instinctively promise policies to reduce imports in response to chronic U.S. trade deficits. However, trade deficits are not a problem — they are merely a symptom of something more ...

Both Presidents Biden and Trump, like so many before them, have lamented the U.S. trade deficit. But ... [+] it keeps on growing. (They were photographed with their wives just prior to Trump's ...

The trade deficit has long drawn the president’s ire. Now, he’s preparing to take it on again. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade and is based in Washington To President ...

Annual U.S. trade deficits in goods. ’00 ’05 ’10 ’15 ’20 The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record $1.2 trillion last year, as American consumers snapped up imported products and a ...

Britain entered a rare deficit in its goods trade with the United States at the end of last year, according to data published ...

The trade deficit surged in December and the U.S. finished 2024 with the second largest gap ever, as some businesses sought to bring in more imports before President Trump raised tariffs.

Politicians instinctively promise policies to reduce imports in response to chronic U.S. trade deficits. However, trade deficits are not a problem — they are merely a symptom of something more ...

President Donald Trump has long sought to tackle the country's overall trade deficit. The combined goods and services trade deficit hit $918.4 billion in 2024, a big increase from 2023.