Raghuram Rajan: Who says the dollar is an exorbitant burden for America?
The claim by key members of Trump’s economic advisory team, such as Stephan Miran, that the US currency’s attractiveness is ...
The U.S. Trade Balance With Every Country
The map and table below show the United States 2024 goods trade balance -- the difference between its imports and exports -- ...
US trade deficit hits record high in January on imports surge
The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in January amid front-loading of imports ahead of tariffs, suggesting that ...
Amid U.S.-Canada trade war, Trump makes some false or misleading claims to justify tariffs
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods, citing trade imbalances and drug trafficking. But many of his claims exaggerate or misrepresent the facts.
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The Incoherent Case for Tariffs
Over this period, he has also announced, suspended, announced again, and suspended again 25 percent tariffs on goods from ...
Pakistan pauses rate cuts, but likely not for long
With inflation cooling, Pakistan's central bank hit pause on its multiple rounds of monetary easing that might have risked ...
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Trade Deficit Widened in January
The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered interest rates 25 basis points (bps ... a plurality of analysts had thought a burgeoning trade war between the EU and the U.S. may have signaled a more ...
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Wage disparities and higher valued imports help explain the current agricultural trade deficit
The adverse effect wage rate is the required hourly rate for laborers working under an H2A visa. The rate is determined by ...
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US Trade Deficit Hits Record High in January on Imports Surge
The deterioration in the trade deficit and drop in consumer spending ... currently forecasting GDP declining at a 2.8% annualized rate this quarter. The economy grew at a 2.3% in the October ...