President Donald Trump has made reducing the trade deficit a central part of his "American First Trade Policy." Here's what ...

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

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.

The narrowing of the trade deficit was likely influenced by a decline in gold imports, as higher global prices reduced demand ...

Since the 1960s, tariffs — or import taxes — have emerged from negotiations between dozens of countries. Trump wants to seize ...

In Ray Dalio's forthcoming book "How Countries Go Broke" he argues that the United States' budget deficit should be cut.

Given the current global context, where the US is imposing tariffs and quotas on several nations, Africa should consider ...

Since being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for his second nonconsecutive term as president, Trump has moved quickly on the ...

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

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.

This has reflected fairly good performance in exports, tourism and remittances and a reduction in the oil import bill,” CBK ...