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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with economist Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute about trade deficits and the role they play in international trade.

U.S. government bonds, or Treasuries, are the primary way the federal government borrows money and one of the world’s most ...

Broad-based increases in tariff barriers to reduce the trade deficit will be ineffectual, counterproductive and ultimately ...

The United States ran historically large trade deficits during the 2000s and accumulated large debts to both official and private foreign lenders. This development has raised doubts in many ...

particularly regarding trade deficits. Claims suggest that the United States faces significant trade imbalances, with a $55 billion deficit with Canada and a $157 billion deficit with Mexico.

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Census Bureau data released Wednesday showed that the U.S. trade deficit hit its highest-ever level in December, jumping 18% from the prior month. Imports increased ...

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened in December to a record as the value of imports increased, highlighting a key issue that President Donald Trump aims to rectify in his second term.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to a record high in December, likely as businesses front-loaded imports of industrial supplies and consumer goods in anticipation of ...

shows even steep tariffs like what Trump is now proposing “cannot reduce the aggregate U.S. trade deficit with all its partners.” That’s because the U.S. will still need to import the goods ...

President Trump wants to use tariffs to solve a raft of policy problems. By Ana Swanson I cover trade. For most of U.S. history, tariffs were a solution to specific economic problems. Washington ...